Japan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Japan
88.1%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
87.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
135th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Japan
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.1% against 87.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 138th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 83.4% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 87.6% | 2.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 88.4% | 1.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 88.4% | 0.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
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: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Japan, at 88.1% against 87.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 135th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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