Japan vs United States: School life expectancy, tertiary, male
Japan
3.27 years
in 2023
United States
3.27 years
in 2022
Japan rank
34th
United States rank
33rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.27 years against 3.27 years in Japan, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 10 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.21 years | 3.79 years | 0.5729 years | United States |
| 2020s | 3.16 years | 3.42 years | 0.2602 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 3.27 years against 3.27 years in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Japan and United States?
- 0 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Japan ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). 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