Japan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
78.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
80.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
107th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
105th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 80.2% against 78.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 107th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 105th of 190 countries.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 74.6% | 0.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 79.0% | 1.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 79.4% | 1.0% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 80.2% against 78.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 1.3%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 107th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 105th 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