AIMS: South and West Asia vs Japan: School age population, upper secondary education, male

AIMS: South and West Asia
74.28 million
in 2024
Japan
1.67 million
in 2025
AIMS: South and West Asia rank
20th
Japan rank
21st

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • AIMS: South and West Asia
  • Japan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M199920122025

How they compare

AIMS: South and West Asia currently reports 74.28 million against 1.67 million in Japan, a difference of 72.62 million.

That makes AIMS: South and West Asia's figure about 44.6 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, AIMS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 21st of 221 groups.

AIMS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: South and West Asia Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 68.27 million 2.09 million 66.18 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2010s 73.43 million 1.85 million 71.59 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2020s 74.26 million 1.71 million 72.55 million AIMS: South and West Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, AIMS: South and West Asia or Japan?
AIMS: South and West Asia, at 74.28 million against 1.67 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between AIMS: South and West Asia and Japan?
72.62 million, with AIMS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: South and West Asia and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do AIMS: South and West Asia and Japan rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 21st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, male (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, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release