Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in primary education, male 109,949 1998 down 44.0% 16th Teachers in primary education, female 261,117 1998 up 2.0% 14th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 70.4% 1998 up 24.3% 137th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 101.1% 2023 up 0.7% 103rd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years 2023 up 0.7% 87th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% 2023 down 8.9% 84th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.9% 2023 down 8.5% 86th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.88 million 2023 up 0.5% 11th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% 2023 up 1.0% 137th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.1% 2023 up 1.3% 135th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.70 million 2023 down 7.3% 13th Enrolment in secondary education, male 3.39 million 2023 down 9.0% 17th Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.22 million 2023 down 9.4% 18th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 440,864 2023 up 8.5% 12th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.6% 2023 down 8.7% 86th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.4% 2023 up 1.1% 139th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 6.61 million 2023 down 9.2% 19th Enrolment in primary education, male 3.20 million 2023 down 8.1% 23rd Enrolment in primary education, female 3.04 million 2023 down 8.2% 23rd School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.67 million 2025 down 9.0% 21st School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.58 million 2025 down 9.3% 22nd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.25 million 2025 down 9.2% 22nd School age population, secondary education, male 3.30 million 2025 down 9.2% 23rd School age population, secondary education, female 3.14 million 2025 down 9.4% 23rd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 6.44 million 2025 down 9.3% 23rd School age population, tertiary education, male 3.04 million 2025 down 3.6% 19th School age population, tertiary education, female 2.87 million 2025 down 4.2% 20th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 5.92 million 2025 down 3.9% 20th School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.64 million 2025 down 9.4% 28th School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.55 million 2025 down 9.4% 27th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 3.19 million 2025 down 9.4% 28th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 527,241 2025 down 10.4% 25th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 503,096 2025 down 10.3% 26th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 1.03 million 2025 down 10.4% 25th School age population, primary education, male 3.06 million 2025 down 8.7% 27th School age population, primary education, female 2.92 million 2025 down 8.8% 27th School age population, primary education, both sexes 5.98 million 2025 down 8.8% 27th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 480,053 2025 down 12.3% 29th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 458,610 2025 down 12.1% 29th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 938,663 2025 down 12.2% 29th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 468,140 2025 down 14.7% 29th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 446,566 2025 down 14.8% 29th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 914,706 2025 down 14.8% 29th School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.34 million 2025 down 17.1% 25th School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.28 million 2025 down 17.1% 26th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 2.62 million 2025 down 17.1% 26th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 6.25 million 2023 down 8.2% 23rd Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.9% 2023 up 1.1% 6th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 6.25 million 2023 down 8.2% 23rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 6.61 million 2023 down 9.2% 19th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.6299 units per square kilometre 1995 up 38.4% 61st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 101.2% 2023 up 0.7% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9986 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 101.1% 2023 up 0.6% 95th School life expectancy, primary, male 6.07 years 2023 up 0.7% 88th School life expectancy, primary, female 6.06 years 2023 up 0.7% 81st Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2023 down 94.0% 199th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9986 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 95th ← Previous Page 5 of 42 Next →