Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan
Japan: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 11,000 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan stood at 11,000 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan peaked at 11,000 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,961 number, in 1999.
Japan ranks 38th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8,018 number | — |
| 1999 | 7,961 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 8,243 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8,625 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9,182 number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 9,056 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9,022 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,725 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,995 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9,439 number | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9,181 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9,433 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9,458 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,663 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9,229 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 9,235 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9,575 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10,094 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10,602 number | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 10,976 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 11,000 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,990 number | 7,961 number | 8,018 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,990 number | 8,243 number | 9,439 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,981 number | 9,229 number | 11,000 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.2318 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan was 11,000 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,961 number in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Japan ranks 38th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.