What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Japan and Philippines?

313,030 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Philippines: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Japan

1.76 million number

in 2018

Philippines

1.45 million number

in 2018

Japan rank

13th

Philippines rank

16th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

Japan
Philippines

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.76 million number against 1.45 million number in Philippines, a difference of 313,030 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 16th of 188 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.28 million number	559,388 number	1.72 million number	Japan
2000s	1.98 million number	683,394 number	1.29 million number	Japan
2010s	1.79 million number	881,871 number	903,955 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Japan or Philippines?: Japan, at 1.76 million number against 1.45 million number in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Japan and Philippines?: 313,030 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: Japan ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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