Japan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
18.3%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
22.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
82nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
79th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 22.8% against 18.3% in Japan, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 79th of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 21.2% | 1.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 22.2% | 3.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
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: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), at 22.8% against 18.3% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 4.5%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 82nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 79th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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