Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Secondary education, teachers

Japan
627,777
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
13.43 million
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
Late-demographic dividend rank
9th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972024

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 13.43 million against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 12.80 million.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 21.4 times Japan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 502,614 6.32 million 5.82 million Late-demographic dividend
1980s 596,086 8.16 million 7.56 million Late-demographic dividend
1990s 662,468 9.28 million 8.62 million Late-demographic dividend
2010s 635,610 11.85 million 11.22 million Late-demographic dividend
2020s 630,830 12.79 million 12.16 million Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 13.43 million against 627,777 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
12.80 million, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.