Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan
Japan: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan is 12.68, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 12.68 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.64, in 1990.
That places Japan 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.64 | — |
| 1991 | 11.68 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.73 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.77 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.82 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.86 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.91 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.95 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.04 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.09 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.13 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.17 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.22 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.26 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.31 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.35 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.4 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.44 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.49 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.53 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.54 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.56 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.57 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.59 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.61 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.63 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.64 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.66 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.67 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.68 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.68 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.68 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.84 | 11.64 | 12.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.29 | 12.09 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.59 | 12.53 | 12.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 | 12.67 | 12.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 25 Republic of Korea 12.72 compare
- 26 Georgia 12.7 compare
- 27 Belgium 12.69 compare
- 29 Netherlands 12.67 compare
- 30 Luxembourg 12.59 compare
- 31 Cyprus 12.56 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 average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Japan was 12.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.68 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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