Secondary education, pupils in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, pupils was 6.61 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils in Japan stood at 6.61 million. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Japan peaked at 11.34 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6.61 million, in 2023.
Japan ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.85 million | 8.64 million | 9.28 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.46 million | 9.29 million | 11.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.11 million | 8.96 million | 11.14 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.12 million | 6.88 million | 7.28 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.69 million | 6.61 million | 6.79 million | 4 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Japan?
- Secondary education, pupils in Japan was 6.61 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 million in 1988.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 million in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.