Japan vs Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
Sweden
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
Japan rank
82nd
Sweden rank
79th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.08 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 79th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0036 GPIA | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0316 GPIA | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0172 GPIA | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.08 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 79th 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