Japan vs Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
0.7746 GPIA
in 2023
Switzerland
0.7775 GPIA
in 2024
Japan rank
78th
Switzerland rank
76th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.7775 GPIA against 0.7746 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0029 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8497 GPIA | 0.8149 GPIA | 0.0348 GPIA | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7762 GPIA | 0.8045 GPIA | 0.0283 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.776 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 0.0019 GPIA | Japan |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.7775 GPIA against 0.7746 GPIA in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.0029 GPIA, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 160 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, 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