Japan vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
76.3%
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
77.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
103rd
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
102nd
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 77.9% against 76.3% in Japan, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
Japan ranks 103rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd of 188 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 | 72.0% | 74.5% | 2.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 77.1% | 2.4% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 76.5% | 0.7% | 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 77.9% against 76.3% 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?
- 1.6%, 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 103rd and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd of 188 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, 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