Education in Japan

2,491 indicators covering education for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 27,514 2023 up 12.0% 18th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0 1994 165th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 27,241 number 2018 up 18.2% 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 52,273 2023 up 4.7% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 0 1994 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1998 171st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 30.6% 122nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 134.9% 152nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 15.1% 146th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 3.0% 174th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 111 2023 up 44.2% 58th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.66 2017 128th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 2011 149th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 2011 149th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 721,558 2023 down 5.8% 6th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 439,021 2023 down 6.6% 6th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 12,484 2023 down 6.1% 60th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 282,537 2023 down 4.4% 10th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 9,213 2023 down 0.2% 49th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3,271 2023 down 19.4% 68th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 1998 165th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 1998 166th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 356,309 number 2018 up 3.7% 6th
Population, age 0, female 442,407 2015 down 14.1% 26th
Population, age 0, total 909,439 2015 down 13.9% 26th
Population, age 1, female 455,643 2015 down 15.7% 24th
Population, age 1, total 936,524 2015 down 15.7% 24th
Population, age 2, female 467,904 2015 down 16.5% 24th
Population, age 2, total 961,631 2015 down 16.5% 24th
Population, age 3, female 479,275 2015 down 16.5% 24th
Population, age 3, total 984,932 2015 down 16.6% 24th
Population, age 4, female 489,838 2015 down 16.0% 24th
Population, age 4, total 1.01 million 2015 down 16.1% 23rd
Population, age 5, female 499,683 2015 down 15.1% 23rd
Population, age 5, total 1.03 million 2015 down 15.2% 23rd
Population, age 6, female 508,890 2015 down 13.9% 23rd
Population, age 6, total 1.05 million 2015 down 14.0% 23rd
Population, age 7, female 517,546 2015 down 12.4% 22nd
Population, age 7, total 1.06 million 2015 down 12.5% 22nd
Population, age 8, female 525,737 2015 down 10.8% 22nd
Population, age 8, total 1.08 million 2015 down 10.8% 22nd
Population, age 9, female 533,545 2015 down 9.1% 21st
Population, age 9, total 1.10 million 2015 down 9.0% 21st
Population, age 10, female 540,687 2015 down 7.4% 21st
Population, age 10, total 1.11 million 2015 down 7.2% 21st
Population, age 11, female 546,878 2015 down 5.6% 20th
Population, age 11, total 1.12 million 2015 down 5.4% 20th
Population, age 12, female 554,051 2015 down 4.4% 20th
Population, age 12, total 1.14 million 2015 down 4.1% 19th
Population, age 13, female 563,033 2015 down 4.0% 18th
Population, age 13, total 1.16 million 2015 down 3.7% 18th
Population, age 14, female 572,799 2015 down 4.3% 18th
Population, age 14, total 1.18 million 2015 down 4.1% 18th
Population, age 15, female 582,242 2015 down 4.7% 17th
Population, age 15, total 1.20 million 2015 down 4.5% 17th
Population, age 16, female 592,476 2015 down 5.1% 17th
Population, age 16, total 1.22 million 2015 down 4.8% 17th
Population, age 17, female 598,437 2015 down 6.4% 17th
Population, age 17, total 1.23 million 2015 down 6.2% 17th
Population, age 18, female 597,778 2015 down 8.9% 17th