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.
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
- 5 Armenia 96.8 compare
- 6 Slovak Republic 96.2 compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 95.7 compare
- 8 Ukraine 95.5 compare
- 10 Jamaica 95.2 compare
- 11 Turkmenistan 94.3 compare
More education data for Japan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (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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