Education in Japan

2,491 indicators covering education for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 25 2023 up 31.6% 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 40 2023 up 207.7% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 11 2023 up 22.2% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 32 2023 up 966.7% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 13 2023 up 30.0% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 26 2023 up 100.0% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 101 2023 up 5.2% 30th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 25 2023 down 43.2% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 94 2023 up 62.1% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 38 2023 down 25.5% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 363 2023 up 25.6% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 2023 down 50.0% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 2023 down 50.0% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 55 2023 down 79.0% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 39 2023 unchanged 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 491 2023 up 6.3% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 395 2023 up 51.3% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 306 2023 up 15.9% 26th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 83 2023 down 35.2% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 96 2023 up 18.5% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, male 2,516 2023 up 18.8% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, female 2,281 2023 up 24.6% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 242 2023 up 9.5% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 191 2023 up 2.7% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 179 2023 up 9.1% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 104 2023 down 22.4% 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male 95,528 2023 up 48.0% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 470 2023 up 201.3% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 844 2023 up 122.7% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female 75,907 2023 up 21.7% 7th
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students 13.01 Years 2024 down 0.0% 28th
Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 48.72 Percentage of students 2024 down 0.0% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 65.5% 2023 up 8.2% 14th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1.5% 2023 up 9.2% 14th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 34.5% 2023 down 12.5% 83rd
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 92.02 Percentage of students 2024 down 3.0% 23rd
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 60,877 2023 up 27.5% 10th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 1.9 Percentage of students 2024 up 7.5% 17th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 3.3% 2023 up 22.7% 33rd
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 66.2% 2023 up 5.8% 23rd
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 1.0% 2021 down 43.1% 32nd
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 167,552 2023 down 0.6% 1st
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 3.61 million Persons 2024 up 24.0% 3rd
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 2.93 million Persons 2024 up 40.0% 1st
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 7.09 Percentage of students 2024 up 107.2% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 0.9066 GPIA 2023 up 4.9% 77th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.547 GPIA 2023 up 64.9% 57th
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 0.1495 Percentage of GDP 2023 down 31.7% 22nd
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 31,805 Persons 2023 up 11.3% 12th
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 9.19 Percentage of students 2024 up 149.8% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 0.7462 2023 down 1.3% 73rd
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.9967 Percentage of students 2023 down 60.2% 15th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.4508 2023 up 60.0% 70th
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 249 Persons 2024 up 207.4% 6th
Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 73,334 Persons 2024 down 18.9% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.7946 GPIA 2023 down 17.8% 46th
Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 5,369 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 20.2% 7th
Capital and total current expenditure on education 829.84 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 46.8% 5th