Japan vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes
Japan
80,767 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
1.18 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
8th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 1.18 million number against 80,767 number in Japan, a difference of 1.10 million number.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.6 times Japan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 133 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,894 number | 433,987 number | 380,094 number | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 70,007 number | 595,043 number | 525,036 number | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 75,725 number | 956,732 number | 881,007 number | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 1.18 million number against 80,767 number in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 1.10 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 133 countries.
- 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
Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.