Japan vs Mongolia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
78.9%
in 2023
Mongolia
79.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
107th
Mongolia rank
106th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 79.1% against 78.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mongolia ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Mongolia ranks 106th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 80.0% | 5.9% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.2% | 2.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Japan or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 79.1% against 78.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and Mongolia?
- 0.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mongolia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 107th and Mongolia ranks 106th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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