Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Secondary education, pupils

Japan
6.61 million
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
84.27 million
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Post-demographic dividend rank
19th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 84.27 million against 6.61 million in Japan, a difference of 77.66 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 12.7 times Japan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 19th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 8.85 million 81.71 million 72.86 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 10.46 million 89.27 million 78.81 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 10.11 million 88.16 million 78.05 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 7.12 million 83.86 million 76.74 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 6.69 million 83.79 million 77.10 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 84.27 million against 6.61 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
77.66 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Japan ranks 19th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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

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