Education in Japan

2,491 indicators covering education for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 GPIA 2023 down 7.7% 13th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.18 UIS estimate 2023 down 7.9% 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.18 UIS estimate 2023 down 8.2% 86th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 820 2023 up 22.6% 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 627 2023 up 25.9% 37th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 1,178 2023 up 110.0% 30th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 531 2023 up 236.1% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 12,913 2023 up 216.5% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 7,690 2023 up 597.8% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 2,179 2023 down 5.5% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 2,920 2023 down 4.3% 22nd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 82,108 number 2018 up 33.0% 8th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 78.8% 2018 down 0.4% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 2,053 2023 up 188.3% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 1,266 2023 up 67.0% 11th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 7th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 4th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 1998 down 0.0% 106th
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 100 2018 unchanged 1st
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 94.1 2018 up 1.2% 56th
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 95.5 2018 up 1.6% 8th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 1.2 GPIA 2023 down 11.1% 36th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 1.2 GPIA 2023 down 10.8% 30th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 173.5% 42nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 up 172.7% 43rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 0 number 1994 159th
Average years of schooling 13.37 years 2020 up 1.6% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 19.2% 2023 down 31.7% 142nd
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2019 unchanged 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.0% 1998 124th
Population, ages 3-5, female 1.47 million 2015 down 15.9% 24th
Population, ages 3-5, male 1.55 million 2015 down 16.0% 23rd
Population, ages 3-5, total 3.02 million 2015 down 16.0% 23rd
Population, ages 4-6, female 1.50 million 2015 down 15.0% 23rd
Population, ages 4-6, male 1.58 million 2015 down 15.2% 23rd
Population, ages 4-6, total 3.08 million 2015 down 15.1% 23rd
Population, ages 5-9, female 2.59 million 2015 down 12.3% 22nd
Population, ages 5-9, male 2.73 million 2015 down 12.3% 23rd
Population, ages 5-9, total 5.31 million 2015 down 12.3% 22nd
Population, ages 5-10, female 3.13 million 2015 down 11.5% 22nd
Population, ages 5-10, male 3.30 million 2015 down 11.4% 22nd
Population, ages 5-10, total 6.42 million 2015 down 11.5% 22nd
Population, ages 5-11, female 3.67 million 2015 down 10.7% 22nd
Population, ages 5-11, male 3.87 million 2015 down 10.6% 22nd
Population, ages 5-11, total 7.55 million 2015 down 10.6% 22nd
Population, ages 6-9, female 2.09 million 2015 down 11.6% 22nd
Population, ages 6-9, male 2.20 million 2015 down 11.6% 22nd
Population, ages 6-9, total 4.29 million 2015 down 11.6% 22nd
Population, ages 6-10, female 2.63 million 2015 down 10.7% 22nd
Population, ages 6-10, male 2.77 million 2015 down 10.7% 22nd
Population, ages 6-10, total 5.40 million 2015 down 10.7% 22nd
Population, ages 6-11, female 3.17 million 2015 down 9.9% 22nd
Population, ages 6-11, male 3.35 million 2015 down 9.8% 21st
Population, ages 6-11, total 6.52 million 2015 down 9.8% 22nd
Population, ages 6-12, female 3.73 million 2015 down 9.1% 21st
Population, ages 6-12, male 3.93 million 2015 down 8.9% 21st
Population, ages 6-12, total 7.66 million 2015 down 9.0% 21st
Population, ages 7-9, female 1.58 million 2015 down 10.8% 22nd