4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Japan
Japan: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 95.5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Japan, 2000–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Japan recorded 95.5 for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Japan peaked at 95.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
That places Japan 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92 | — |
| 2001 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | -79.6% |
| 2005 | 93 | +389.5% |
| 2006 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 | -54.3% |
| 2010 | 94 | +118.6% |
| 2011 | 8 | -91.5% |
| 2012 | 95 | +1087.5% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | — |
| 2016 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5 | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 95.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.56, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 95.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.89, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1087.5% | 8 | 95 |
| 2005 | +389.5% | 19 | 93 |
| 2010 | +118.6% | 43 | 94 |
| 2014 | -100.0% | 95 | 0 |
| 2011 | -91.5% | 94 | 8 |
| 2004 | -79.6% | 93 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6 | 19 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.72 | 0 | 95.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Japan?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Japan was 95.5 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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