Japan vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
78.9%
in 2023
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
80.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
107th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
106th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 80.1% against 78.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 107th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 106th of 190 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 75.1% | 1.0% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 78.9% | 1.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 79.3% | 0.9% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 80.1% 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1.2%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 107th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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