France vs Japan: Secondary education, pupils

France

6.27 million

in 2024

Japan

6.61 million

in 2023

France rank

21st

Japan rank

19th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Japan currently reports 6.61 million against 6.27 million in France, a difference of 338,840.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.