Chile vs Japan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Chile
89.6%
in 2024
Japan
89.4%
in 2023
Chile rank
137th
Japan rank
139th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Chile
  • Japan
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 89.6% against 89.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 137th and Japan ranks 139th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 81.0% 82.8% 1.8% Japan
1980s 86.4% 86.4% 0.0% Chile
1990s 76.4% 86.7% 10.3% Japan
2010s 82.3% 88.5% 6.2% Japan
2020s 89.3% 89.0% 0.3% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Chile or Japan?
Chile, at 89.6% against 89.4% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Chile and Japan?
0.2%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Chile and Japan rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Chile ranks 137th and Japan ranks 139th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release