Germany vs Japan: Secondary education, pupils

Germany

6.97 million

in 2024

Japan

6.61 million

in 2023

Germany rank

16th

Japan rank

19th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Germany currently reports 6.97 million against 6.61 million in Japan, a difference of 358,190.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Japan ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.