Japan vs Turkey: School age population, tertiary education, female
Japan
2.87 million
in 2025
Turkey
3.02 million
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
Turkey rank
18th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3.02 million against 2.87 million in Japan, a difference of 149,750.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 221 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 million | 3.11 million | 556,244 | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.05 million | 3.11 million | 62,668 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2.96 million | 3.17 million | 209,942 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3.02 million against 2.87 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Japan and Turkey?
- 149,750, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Japan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release