Japan vs SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
90.7%
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia
90.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
137th
SDG: Western Asia rank
135th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
SDG: Western Asia currently reports 90.8% against 90.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Western Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 137th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th of 217 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 | 83.9% | 93.5% | 9.7% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 92.0% | 4.7% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 90.3% | 3.0% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.1% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.7% | 0.3% | 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?
- SDG: Western Asia, at 90.8% against 90.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 0.1%, with SDG: Western Asia 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 137th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th 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