Japan vs Philippines: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
89.4%
in 2023
Philippines
89.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
Philippines rank
136th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 89.7% against 89.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 139th and Philippines ranks 136th of 219 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 100.0% | 17.2% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 100.0% | 13.5% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 100.0% | 13.7% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 96.1% | 7.6% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 90.9% | 1.9% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 89.7% against 89.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 139th and Philippines 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