Japan vs Singapore: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per

Japan
0.0162 units per person
in 2023
Singapore
0.0163 units per person
in 2023
Japan rank
69th
Singapore rank
68th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
0.0050.010.0150.020.025197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0163 units per person against 0.0162 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 69th and Singapore ranks 68th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0133 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0077 units per person Japan
1980s 0.0132 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0048 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0151 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0033 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0159 units per person 0.017 units per person 0.0011 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.0161 units per person 0.0173 units per person 0.0012 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per, Japan or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0163 units per person against 0.0162 units per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per between Japan and Singapore?
0.0001 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
Japan ranks 69th and Singapore ranks 68th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,639 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.