Japan vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
90.7%
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
90.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
137th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
137th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.7% against 90.3% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 137th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 137th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 91.8% | 8.0% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 89.6% | 2.3% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 87.5% | 0.1% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.1% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.8% | 0.6% | 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Japan, at 90.7% against 90.3% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 137th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 137th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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