What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?

113.72 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?

5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Japan: Secondary education, general pupils

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

120.00 million

in 2018

Japan

6.28 million

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

13th

Japan rank

14th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Japan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 120.00 million against 6.28 million in Japan, a difference of 113.72 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.1 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 14th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Japan?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 120.00 million against 6.28 million in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?: 113.72 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 14th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, general pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.