Japan vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Japan
282,537
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
17.93 million
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199820112024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 17.93 million against 282,537 in Japan, a difference of 17.65 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 63.5 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 146 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 374,859 4.03 million 3.65 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 293,907 13.09 million 12.79 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 293,041 16.89 million 16.60 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Japan or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 17.93 million against 282,537 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
17.65 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Japan and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Japan ranks 10th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 146 countries.
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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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