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End of the academic school year in Japan

Japan: End of the academic school year was 2,023 tertiary education in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,023 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
106th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,023 tertiary education
in 2023
All-time low
1,998 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

End of the academic school year in Japan, 1998–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1998201020231998: 2.0k tertiary education1999: 2.0k tertiary education2000: 2.0k tertiary education2001: 2.0k tertiary education2002: 2.0k tertiary education2003: 2.0k tertiary education2004: 2.0k tertiary education2005: 2.0k tertiary education2006: 2.0k tertiary education2007: 2.0k tertiary education2008: 2.0k tertiary education2009: 2.0k tertiary education2010: 2.0k tertiary education2011: 2.0k tertiary education2012: 2.0k tertiary education2013: 2.0k tertiary education2014: 2.0k tertiary education2015: 2.0k tertiary education2016: 2.0k tertiary education2017: 2.0k tertiary education2018: 2.0k tertiary education2019: 2.0k tertiary education2020: 2.0k tertiary education2021: 2.0k tertiary education2022: 2.0k tertiary education2023: 2.0k tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

Japan recorded 2,023 tertiary education for end of the academic school year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, end of the academic school year in Japan peaked at 2,023 tertiary education in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,998 tertiary education, in 1998.

Japan ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

End of the academic school year in Japan, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 1,998 tertiary education —
1999 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,010 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 2,011 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,012 tertiary education +0.0%
2013 2,013 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,017 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 2,018 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 2,019 tertiary education +0.0%
2020 2,020 tertiary education +0.0%
2021 2,021 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 2,022 tertiary education +0.0%
2023 2,023 tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,998 tertiary education 1,998 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 2
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 2,000 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,014 tertiary education 2,010 tertiary education 2,019 tertiary education 10
2020s 2,022 tertiary education 2,020 tertiary education 2,023 tertiary education 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 106 Argentina 2,023 tertiary education compare
  2. 106 Belgium 2,023 tertiary education compare
  3. 106 Bermuda 2,023 tertiary education compare
  4. 106 Botswana 2,023 tertiary education compare
  5. 106 Canada 2,023 tertiary education compare
  6. 106 Congo 2,023 tertiary education compare
  7. 106 Czechia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  8. 106 Ecuador 2,023 tertiary education compare
  9. 106 United Kingdom 2,023 tertiary education compare
  10. 106 Guinea 2,023 tertiary education compare
  11. 106 Greece 2,023 tertiary education compare
  12. 106 Grenada 2,023 tertiary education compare
  13. 106 Guatemala 2,023 tertiary education compare
  14. 106 Croatia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  15. 106 Iceland 2,023 tertiary education compare
  16. 106 Italy 2,023 tertiary education compare
  17. 106 Lebanon 2,023 tertiary education compare
  18. 106 Saint Lucia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  19. 106 Madagascar 2,023 tertiary education compare
  20. 106 North Macedonia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  21. 106 Malta 2,023 tertiary education compare
  22. 106 Montenegro 2,023 tertiary education compare
  23. 106 Nicaragua 2,023 tertiary education compare
  24. 106 Netherlands 2,023 tertiary education compare
  25. 106 Puerto Rico 2,023 tertiary education compare
  26. 106 Portugal 2,023 tertiary education compare
  27. 106 Palestine 2,023 tertiary education compare
  28. 106 Romania 2,023 tertiary education compare
  29. 106 Slovenia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  30. 106 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,023 tertiary education compare
  31. 106 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,023 tertiary education compare
  32. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 2,023 tertiary education compare
  33. 106 Tunisia 2,023 tertiary education compare
  34. 106 Turkey 2,023 tertiary education compare
  35. 106 Uruguay 2,023 tertiary education compare
  36. 106 United States 2,023 tertiary education compare
  37. 106 South Africa 2,023 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is end of the academic school year in Japan?
End of the academic school year in Japan was 2,023 tertiary education in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest end of the academic school year recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2,023 tertiary education in 2023.
What is the lowest end of the academic school year recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,998 tertiary education in 1998.
How does Japan rank for end of the academic school year?
Japan ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is end of the academic school year rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
End of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 5,385 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release