Education in Japan

2,491 indicators covering education for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 41 2023 up 86.4% 78th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 96,441 2023 down 34.2% 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 1993 166th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 1993 167th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2023 down 0.3% 164th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 2.9% 2023 down 26.9% 167th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 0.6% 2023 down 17.7% 153rd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.8% 2023 down 2.8% 50th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2023 up 127.3% 150th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 97.1% 131st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2011 141st
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 92.4% 2023 down 0.6% 72nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 0 number 2015 174th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 2.2% 2023 down 28.2% 167th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 3.7% 2023 down 26.1% 165th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 80,326 2023 up 21.5% 10th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 34,516 2023 down 35.4% 74th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 61,925 2023 down 33.5% 68th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.0% 1993 164th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 101,495 2023 up 45.6% 9th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2018 up 12.2% 81st
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 43.7% 104th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 7.6% 2023 up 7.5% 122nd
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 4.3% 2023 up 17.0% 63rd
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.8532 GPIA 2023 down 21.1% 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 77.0% 74th
Adolescents out of school 0.0% 2023 down 62.8% 178th
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 5.0% 2023 up 49.2% 66th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2021 up 46.4% 104th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1998 151st
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.3% 2021 down 3.2% 88th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 63.1% 2023 down 7.7% 153rd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 5,184 2023 down 93.5% 130th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 100.0% 2023 up 0.0% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.1% 2023 down 92.9% 180th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 77.6% 2023 down 3.6% 126th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 7 2023 up 133.3% 64th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0 1999 135th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0 1999 137th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 97.1% 2023 up 1.1% 18th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 182,748 number 2018 up 44.4% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 201.4% 66th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2023 up 199.6% 68th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 1993 159th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 1993 162nd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 15,923 number 2018 up 15.1% 43rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 19.2% 2023 down 31.7% 164th
Current education expenditure, total 87.4% 2021 down 0.1% 99th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 number 2012 168th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 89.3% 109th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 1.1% 2021 down 8.0% 98th
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 2.70 million 2023 down 7.3% 14th
Current education expenditure, primary 86.9% 2021 up 1.1% 110th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 97,401 2023 down 34.8% 77th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.5% 2023 down 27.9% 166th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.1% 2018 up 27.0% 89th
Current education expenditure, secondary 87.8% 2021 up 0.6% 101st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2018 up 40.9% 86th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 0.5% 101st
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 96.3% 2023 up 1.4% 16th