Japan vs Türkiye: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled

Japan
627,777
in 2023
Türkiye
788,294
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Türkiye rank
10th

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Türkiye
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119972023

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 788,294 against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 160,517.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 502,614 67,545 435,068 Japan
1980s 596,086 130,255 465,832 Japan
1990s 673,684 185,646 488,038 Japan
2010s 635,610 647,150 11,540 Türkiye
2020s 630,830 764,869 134,039 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, gaps filled, Japan or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 788,294 against 627,777 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, gaps filled between Japan and Türkiye?
160,517, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 201 countries.
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.