Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 12.68 years 2023 up 0.9% 28th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 12.68 years 2023 up 0.9% 28th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 80.8% 2023 up 12.4% 27th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1995 down 64.2% 182nd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 13.03 years 2023 up 0.8% 17th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 21.3% 189th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 1999 — 180th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0 units per person 1999 — 180th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 15.55 years 2023 up 0.2% 44th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 1999 — 179th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 1999 — 179th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 20.5% 191st Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.005 units per person 2023 up 1.6% 129th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 37th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person 2017 — 172nd Secondary education, general pupils 6.28 million 2017 — 14th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 13.0% 172nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.82 million number 2018 down 6.9% 12th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.7164 units per square kilometre 1998 up 2.0% 57th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 4 units per square kilometre 1999 up 45.7% 37th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.3016 units per square kilometre 1998 down 43.9% 47th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 4.12 units per square kilometre 1999 up 44.6% 37th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 1999 — 177th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 17.23 units per square kilometre 2017 — 46th School enrollment, preprimary, male 80.8% 1999 up 80.6% 73rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 82.8% 1999 up 82.0% 71st Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year 1995 down 114.1% 137th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 1.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 74.3% 106th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 812,494 2017 — 16th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 5.13 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 5.53 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.4% 24th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 — 182nd Government expenditure on education, total 10.0% 1998 down 44.0% 150th Secondary education, general pupils 49.6% 2017 — 114th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 248,338 number 2005 down 10.3% 16th Children out of school 0.1% 2023 down 94.0% 192nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.82 million number 2018 down 6.9% 12th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0223 number per person 2018 down 5.9% 119th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 541,446 2025 down 9.3% 25th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 514,449 2025 down 9.5% 25th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.06 million 2025 down 9.4% 25th Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 116th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 2.01 million 2023 down 2.4% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.87 million 2023 up 3.9% 12th ← Previous Page 4 of 42 Next →