Japan vs SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
89.4%
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia
88.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
SDG: Western Asia rank
137th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4% against 88.9% in SDG: Western Asia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Western Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 137th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 90.7% | 7.9% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 88.7% | 2.2% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 87.7% | 1.4% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.2% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 0.0% | SDG: 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- Japan, at 89.4% against 88.9% in SDG: Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 139th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 137th 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