ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2.04 million
in 2024
Japan
79,787
in 2023
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank
14th
Japan rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720102024

How they compare

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) currently reports 2.04 million against 79,787 in Japan, a difference of 1.96 million.

That makes ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)'s figure about 25.5 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has been ahead every year.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 216 groups.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.11 million 53,894 1.05 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2010s 1.50 million 76,800 1.42 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2020s 1.71 million 79,795 1.63 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) or Japan?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), at 2.04 million against 79,787 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan?
1.96 million, with ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 216 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
359 places, 7,935 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release