Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9799 GPIA 2020 up 1.3% 62nd Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 13.38 years 2040 up 2.8% 13th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 0.8% 2018 down 35.8% 155th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 148,279 2023 up 44.9% 10th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.0% 2011 — 109th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0.0% 2011 — 109th Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0 number 2012 — 129th Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2023 — 16th Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2023 — 14th Average years of schooling 12.83 years 2020 up 3.1% 11th Share of the population with tertiary education 47.2% 2020 up 15.1% 8th Share of population with no formal education 0.2% 2020 up 100.0% 104th Share of the population with at least some formal education 99.8% 2020 down 0.1% 3rd Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2023 — 16th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 50.3% 2023 up 3.1% 92nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.0% 2023 up 6.3% 92nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 49.7% 2023 down 3.0% 46th School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.011 years 2023 up 0.5% 113th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 198 2023 up 247.4% 43rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 29 2023 up 52.6% 33rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 19 2023 — 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 10 2023 unchanged 31st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 8 2023 up 700.0% 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 195 2023 up 87.5% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2023 — 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 80 2023 up 17.6% 40th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 591 2023 up 78.0% 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 10 2023 down 16.7% 41st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2023 — 42nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 62 2023 up 129.6% 17th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 30 2023 up 233.3% 21st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 55 2023 up 44.7% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 139 2023 up 9.4% 21st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 106 2023 up 116.3% 21st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 17 2023 — 32nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 38 2023 up 192.3% 21st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 28 2023 up 1,300.0% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 177 2023 up 284.8% 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 193 2023 up 83.8% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 24 2023 down 38.5% 25th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 39 2023 up 69.6% 25th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 4 2023 down 50.0% 38th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 24 2023 down 20.0% 32nd Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1,233 2023 down 41.2% 19th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 9 2023 up 80.0% 35th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2023 down 50.0% 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 68 2023 up 1.5% 19th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 455 2023 up 177.4% 24th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 0 2023 — 14th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 16 2023 up 700.0% 25th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 5 2023 up 400.0% 36th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 122 2023 up 54.4% 16th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 19 2023 up 18.8% 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 68 2023 down 5.6% 20th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 5 2023 up 400.0% 41st Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 5 2023 — 25th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 9 2023 up 50.0% 26th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 17 2023 up 54.5% 47th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 58 2023 up 190.0% 16th ← Previous Page 20 of 42 Next →