Japan vs MDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
89.4%
in 2023
MDG: Western Asia
88.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
MDG: Western Asia rank
136th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- MDG: Western Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4% against 88.9% in MDG: Western Asia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Western Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and MDG: Western Asia ranks 136th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | MDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 90.4% | 7.6% | MDG: Western Asia |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 88.3% | 1.8% | MDG: Western Asia |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 87.0% | 0.7% | MDG: Western Asia |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.4% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.2% | 0.2% | MDG: Western Asia |
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, Japan or MDG: Western Asia?
- Japan, at 89.4% against 88.9% in MDG: Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and MDG: Western Asia?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Western Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and MDG: Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 139th and MDG: Western Asia ranks 136th 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
February 2026 Data Release