Education in Japan 2,491 indicators covering education for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1.46 million 1999 up 45.6% 12th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 1.50 million 1999 up 44.5% 12th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 0 1999 — 187th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 1999 — 177th Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2021 down 7.5% 131st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0 units per square kilometre 1999 — 177th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 6.8% 168th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 7.75 number per square kilometre 2018 down 6.9% 36th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 4th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 100.0% 1998 up 0.1% 6th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0064 units per person 2017 — 92nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 812,494 2017 — 16th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 627,777 2023 down 0.6% 11th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.68 % change on previous year 2018 down 115.4% 138th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.72 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 37th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 2.23 units per square kilometre 2017 — 38th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.9% 2013 — 24th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 101.5% 2023 up 0.5% 59th Number of under-five deaths, male 991 2024 down 36.8% 97th Number of under-five deaths, female 872 2024 down 35.4% 95th Number of infant deaths, male 724 2024 down 35.8% 99th Number of infant deaths, female 639 2024 down 34.6% 98th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.09 years 2023 up 0.4% 89th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.16 years 2023 up 0.6% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.3% 2023 up 0.6% 66th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 — 158th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0019 number per person 2005 down 11.9% 161st Teachers in primary education, female 248,338 number 2005 down 10.3% 16th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 0 1999 — 181st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 0 1999 — 181st Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.6813 number per square kilometre 2005 down 10.3% 57th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2005 up 3.7% 186th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 562,090 2023 up 3.7% 4th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1.46 million number 1999 up 45.6% 12th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 64.5% 2023 up 3.0% 59th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.4% 2023 up 0.5% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 101.3% 2023 up 0.7% 67th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 101.6% 2023 up 0.3% 62nd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.3% 131st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 101.4% 2023 up 0.6% 56th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 76.4% 2018 up 12.0% 38th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.16 years 2023 up 0.5% 79th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.22 years 2023 up 3.0% 59th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 111th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.16 years 2023 up 0.6% 70th School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.09 years 2023 up 0.6% 85th School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.1 years 2023 up 0.3% 94th School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.3% 130th Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.6% 2017 — 83rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.8% 2017 — 73rd ← Previous Page 6 of 42 Next →