East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific
328,674 number
in 2019
Japan
27,241 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
14th
Japan rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 328,674 number against 27,241 number in Japan, a difference of 301,433 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.1 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and Japan ranks 14th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 71,586 number 12,400 number 59,186 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 149,835 number 20,089 number 129,746 number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 271,424 number 24,965 number 246,459 number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 328,674 number against 27,241 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
301,433 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and Japan ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.