ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Japan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
110.06 million
in 2024
Japan
3.19 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
28th
Japan rank
28th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Japan
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 110.06 million against 3.19 million in Japan, a difference of 106.87 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 34.5 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 221 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 68.27 million 3.80 million 64.47 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 85.44 million 3.50 million 81.93 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 105.51 million 3.23 million 102.28 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Japan?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 110.06 million against 3.19 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
106.87 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Japan rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, 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

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release