Japan vs WB: Ibrd Only: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
89.4%
in 2023
WB: Ibrd Only
88.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
WB: Ibrd Only rank
138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- WB: Ibrd Only
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.4% against 88.8% in WB: Ibrd Only, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Ibrd Only ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 138th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Ibrd Only in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Ibrd Only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 91.5% | 8.6% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 89.6% | 3.1% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 89.5% | 3.2% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.8% | 0.3% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
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 WB: Ibrd Only?
- Japan, at 89.4% against 88.8% in WB: Ibrd Only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Ibrd Only rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 139th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 138th 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