France vs Japan: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

France
6.27 million
in 2024
Japan
6.61 million
in 2023
France rank
21st
Japan rank
19th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Japan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197119972024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.61 million against 6.27 million in France, a difference of 338,840.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 4.81 million 8.85 million 4.04 million Japan
1980s 5.23 million 10.46 million 5.23 million Japan
1990s 5.80 million 10.04 million 4.24 million Japan
2010s 6.02 million 7.12 million 1.10 million Japan
2020s 6.21 million 6.69 million 479,158 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, France or Japan?
Japan, at 6.61 million against 6.27 million in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between France and Japan?
338,840, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
France ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.