Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Japan
Japan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9799 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Japan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Japan is 0.9799 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Japan peaked at 0.9799 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8532 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Japan 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8532 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9125 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9314 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9676 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9799 GPIA | +1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9799 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9799 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9683 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9125 GPIA | 0.9125 GPIA | 0.9125 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9314 GPIA | 0.9314 GPIA | 0.9314 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Japan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Japan was 0.9799 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9799 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8532 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Japan ranks 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release