Japan vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
1.06 GPIA
in 2024
Japan rank
82nd
Spain rank
84th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.07 GPIA against 1.06 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 84th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0478 GPIA | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0052 GPIA | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.0011 GPIA | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Japan, at 1.07 GPIA against 1.06 GPIA in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and Spain?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 84th of 183 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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