Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan
Japan: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 86.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan is 86.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan peaked at 86.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 21st of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.8% | — |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Japan was 86.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.