East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled

East Asia & Pacific
11.42 million
in 2024
Japan
627,777
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th
Japan rank
11th

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 11.42 million against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 10.79 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.2 times Japan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.53 million 502,614 3.03 million East Asia & Pacific
1980s 5.24 million 596,086 4.65 million East Asia & Pacific
1990s 6.79 million 665,496 6.12 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 10.37 million 635,610 9.74 million East Asia & Pacific
2020s 11.00 million 630,830 10.37 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, gaps filled, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 11.42 million against 627,777 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, gaps filled between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
10.79 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.