Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 97.8% 2023 up 0.9% 14th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 11,000 number 2018 up 19.8% 38th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 50,584 2023 up 95.4% 54th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5872 GPIA 2023 down 2.8% 158th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 48.9% 2023 up 8.1% 27th Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 92.3% 2023 up 1.9% 36th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0 number 2012 — 175th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0 number 2012 — 170th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 5.2% 2023 up 112.1% 119th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 101,625 2023 down 55.2% 80th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8% 2023 down 50.6% 169th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 4.7% 2018 up 47.3% 58th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 1,516 2023 down 36.7% 18th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0 number 2012 — 173rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 48.6% 2023 up 0.0% 97th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 0.9% 2023 up 0.0% 97th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 51.4% 2023 down 0.0% 104th Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 942 2023 up 8.7% 35th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 47.1% 2023 up 13.2% 47th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 50.5% 2023 up 3.9% 8th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 0.9331 GPIA 2023 up 8.9% 95th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 3,319 2023 up 125.8% 14th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 20,603 2023 up 297.6% 12th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 5,099 2023 down 4.8% 27th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 56.0% 2023 down 3.8% 3rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.2% 2023 down 5.3% 3rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 44.0% 2023 up 5.3% 187th Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 17,841 millions 1998 down 46.6% 10th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 1,709 2023 up 137.7% 36th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 92.3% 2023 up 1.9% 12th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1,434 2023 up 56.4% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1,447 2023 up 24.0% 42nd Share of young people not in education, employment or training 3.1% 2019 down 29.1% 121st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 36.9% 2023 up 16.5% 31st Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 22.4% 2023 up 14.7% 56th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 27.68 2017 — 27th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.5% 2023 up 0.0% 120th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 0.9% 2023 up 0.0% 120th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.5% 2023 down 0.0% 72nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 1998 up 0.0% 113th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 9th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 7th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 35,476 2023 down 36.9% 80th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 61,925 2023 down 33.5% 74th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.1% 2023 down 30.1% 166th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.9% 2023 down 26.5% 159th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.603 GPIA 2023 down 5.0% 158th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 51.6% 2023 down 2.5% 41st Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.1% 2023 down 4.4% 41st Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 48.4% 2023 up 2.8% 140th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 number 2012 — 164th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 3.1% 2019 down 29.1% 129th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 48.5% 2023 down 0.5% 118th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 0.9% 2023 down 1.1% 118th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.5% 2023 up 0.5% 63rd Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 14,718 millions 1998 down 59.6% 14th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 1993 — 157th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 1993 — 155th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 1st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.5% 2023 down 1.3% 109th ← Previous Page 14 of 42 Next →