Japan vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
23.7%
in 2023
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
24.3%
in 2023
Japan rank
87th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
87th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 24.3% against 23.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Japan ranks 87th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 87th of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 29.2% | 1.3% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.6% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 0.0% | 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 24.3% against 23.7% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 0.6%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 87th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 87th 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, male (%). 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