Japan vs Lower middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Japan
27,241 number
in 2018
Lower middle income
205,645 number
in 2019
Japan rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
17th

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

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082019

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 205,645 number against 27,241 number in Japan, a difference of 178,404 number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 7.5 times Japan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 131 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 20,507 number 78,929 number 58,423 number Lower middle income
2010s 24,965 number 152,616 number 127,651 number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Japan or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 205,645 number against 27,241 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Japan and Lower middle income?
178,404 number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Japan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 131 countries.
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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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.