ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
19.57 million
in 2024
Japan
282,537
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Japan rank
10th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199820112024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 19.57 million against 282,537 in Japan, a difference of 19.29 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 69.3 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 218 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 6.20 million 374,859 5.82 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 13.91 million 293,907 13.62 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 18.25 million 293,041 17.96 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Japan?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 19.57 million against 282,537 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
19.29 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 218 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,660 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release