Japan vs MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
21.1%
in 2023
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
23.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
85th
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 23.3% against 21.1% in Japan, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Japan ranks 85th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 82nd of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.7% | 1.2% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 23.3% against 21.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 2.2%, with MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 85th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 82nd 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, both sexes (%). 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