Japan vs Philippines: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
88.1%
in 2023
Philippines
87.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
135th
Philippines rank
138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.1% against 87.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 135th and Philippines ranks 138th of 217 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.9% | 100.0% | 14.1% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 100.0% | 14.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 95.7% | 8.6% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 88.9% | 1.2% | 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?
- Japan, at 88.1% against 87.4% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 135th and Philippines ranks 138th 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, male (%). 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