Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -32.74 % change on previous year 1998 down 1,554.8% 201st Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4271 % change on previous year 1998 up 30.6% 133rd Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.2% 176th Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 2023 up 0.7% 103rd School enrollment, primary 101.1% 2023 up 0.7% 95th Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person 2023 up 11.0% 159th Primary education, teachers 440,864 2023 up 8.5% 12th Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -0.6221 % change on previous year 2024 up 87.5% 65th Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.2% 183rd Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 32.9% 193rd Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -0.8219 % change on previous year 2024 up 84.7% 68th Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.6% 185th Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 34.0% 195th Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 77.0% 64th Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.1% 182nd Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 33.7% 194th Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year 2024 up 71.9% 73rd Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.8% 184th Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 35.1% 195th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman 2024 down 12.3% 215th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7713 % change on previous year 1999 down 34.8% 99th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), annual growth 0.8421 % change on previous year 1999 down 38.1% 101st Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 30.4% 177th School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% 2023 up 0.6% 89th School enrollment, primary, male 101.2% 2023 up 0.7% 98th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0531 units per person 2023 down 7.1% 184th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3416 % change on previous year 2023 down 188.4% 151st Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7827 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.0% 164th Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 down 37.5% 146th Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 38.7% 150th Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 down 37.9% 145th Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 down 39.3% 146th Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 17.13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.2% 61st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 17.13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.2% 61st Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 504.5% 219th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.21 live births per woman 2023 down 13.0% 216th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.21 live births per woman 2023 down 13.0% 216th Labor force, total, per capita 0.5632 units per person 2025 up 8.6% 19th Labor force, total 69.48 million 2025 up 5.4% 10th Labor force, female 45.4% 2025 up 6.2% 95th Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 101.1% 2023 up 0.7% 103rd School completion, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 146th School completion, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.2% 162nd Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 7.7% 149th Share of children who have completed primary school 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.2% 176th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 8.35 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.2% 59th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 8.78 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.2% 59th Labor force, total, annual growth rate -0.0357 % change on previous year 2025 down 126.8% 149th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.5011 % change on previous year 2023 up 17.3% 109th Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 18.13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.2% 48th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0035 units per person 2023 up 11.0% 159th Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 627,777 2023 down 0.6% 11th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2019 down 0.0% 61st Human capital composite index 0.3458 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2023 up 8,875.7% 75th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 30.4% 177th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita 0.0259 units per person 2023 down 7.3% 184th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0217 units per person 2023 down 5.1% 121st School enrollment, secondary 101.5% 2023 up 0.5% 55th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0312 units per person 2023 up 2.9% 93rd ← Previous Page 2 of 42 Next →