Japan vs OECD: Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates over time
- Japan
- OECD
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.19 Percentage of students against 5.99 Percentage of students in OECD, a difference of 3.2 Percentage of students.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was OECD ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8 Percentage of students | 5.09 Percentage of students | 0.7042 Percentage of students | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.59 Percentage of students | 6.01 Percentage of students | 4.58 Percentage of students | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates, Japan or OECD?
- Japan, at 9.19 Percentage of students against 5.99 Percentage of students in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates between Japan and OECD?
- 3.2 Percentage of students, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Japan and OECD rank globally for share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates?
- Japan ranks 5th and OECD ranks 8th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile new entrants and graduates by tertiary levels. The default table displays tertiary graduates data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, sex and measure (new entrants). Data for short-cyle tertiary, bachelor's, master's combined correspond to the concept of first-time tertiary, i.e. person who has enter (new entrants) or successfully completed (graduates) an education programme at the tertiary level for the first time. The student may have entered / completed the programme at either ISCED level 5 (short-cyle tertiary) , 6 (bachelor) or 7 (master long first degree). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.