Primary education, teachers in Japan
Japan: Primary education, teachers was 70.4% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Japan, 1971–1998
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 1998, primary education, teachers in Japan stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Japan peaked at 70.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1972.
Japan ranks 128th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.0% | 52.1% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.4% | 56.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 57.6% | 70.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 69.48 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Japan?
- Primary education, teachers in Japan was 70.4% in 1998, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1972.
- How does Japan rank for primary education, teachers?
- Japan ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 1998.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.