Japan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
88.1%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
87.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
135th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
132nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.1% against 87.9% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 132nd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 89.7% | 7.9% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 88.9% | 3.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 88.6% | 3.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 87.6% | 0.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.4% | 0.2% | 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Japan, at 88.1% against 87.9% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 135th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 132nd 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