Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Japan
Japan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education was 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Japan, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15 years or over.
Analysis
In 2040, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Japan stood at 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Japan peaked at 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040 and was at its lowest, 0.1057 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over, in 2015.
Japan ranks 161st of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1504 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1298 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1744 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1168 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1057 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1269 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1512 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1327 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1703 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1748 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1748 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.1748 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
| 2040s | 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 158 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.3271 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 159 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.3082 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.2778 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 162 Samoa 0.2034 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 163 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.1833 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 164 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0242 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Japan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Japan was 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2181 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1057 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education?
- Japan ranks 161st out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.