Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9989 GPIA 2023 up 0.0% 89th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 1998 — 180th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.4% 2018 down 5.4% 74th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 22.2% 2018 down 7.5% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 102.1% 2023 up 0.2% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPI 2023 down 0.7% 117th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 101.7% 2023 up 0.9% 43rd Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 89.5% 2023 up 0.4% 69th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 1994 — 173rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 78.9% 2023 up 2.5% 107th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.86 million number 2018 down 1.9% 9th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.1% 2023 down 8.4% 85th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.9% 2023 up 1.1% 6th Government expenditure on education, US$ 148,160 millions 1998 up 5.3% 6th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.3% 2021 down 11.1% 123rd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 31,903 number 2018 down 37.1% 38th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1998 — 170th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 0 1994 — 176th Children out of school, primary 4,225 2023 down 94.5% 134th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 4,225 2023 down 94.5% 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0 1994 — 179th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2023 down 94.0% 199th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 280,827 number 2018 up 6.6% 13th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.3% 2023 up 2.9% 103rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 81.7% 2023 up 2.1% 108th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.7% 2023 down 8.3% 87th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 18.3% 2023 down 8.5% 82nd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 282,232 2023 up 1.7% 14th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 0 1994 — 179th Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.41 million number 2018 down 5.0% 14th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,327 2023 up 34.9% 20th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 345,545 2023 down 1.8% 11th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 10.0% 1998 down 44.0% 151st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 0 1994 — 179th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 80,767 number 2018 up 7.7% 11th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2011 — 153rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 2011 — 155th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0 1994 — 178th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 1994 — 176th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1998 — 173rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.0% 1998 — 175th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.0% 1998 — 174th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9948 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 89.3% 2023 up 1.1% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 89.8% 2023 down 0.2% 56th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 22,877 2023 down 17.3% 32nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 28 2023 up 27.3% 54th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,411 2023 up 128.7% 73rd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 33,542 2023 up 0.2% 45th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1998 — 169th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 79,787 2023 up 7.1% 12th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 38.6% 61st Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 122,229 millions 1998 down 20.3% 7th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 108th ← Previous Page 10 of 42 Next →