Japan vs WB: Ibrd Only: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
23.7%
in 2023
WB: Ibrd Only
25.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
87th
WB: Ibrd Only rank
84th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- WB: Ibrd Only
How they compare
WB: Ibrd Only currently reports 25.5% against 23.7% in Japan, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes WB: Ibrd Only'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 WB: Ibrd Only ahead.
Japan ranks 87th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 84th of 168 countries.
WB: Ibrd Only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Ibrd Only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 29.1% | 1.1% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.8% | 0.5% | WB: Ibrd Only |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 26.9% | 2.7% | WB: Ibrd Only |
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: Ibrd Only?
- WB: Ibrd Only, at 25.5% against 23.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 1.8%, with WB: Ibrd Only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Ibrd Only rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 87th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 84th 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