Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

Japan
3.61 million number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend
68.31 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
12th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M199420062019

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 68.31 million number against 3.61 million number in Japan, a difference of 64.71 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 18.9 times Japan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 188 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 4.93 million number 46.24 million number 41.31 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 4.08 million number 64.01 million number 59.93 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 3.66 million number 72.46 million number 68.80 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 68.31 million number against 3.61 million number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
64.71 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Japan ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.