Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Japan
Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 1.22 million number in 2018. β¬ Flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Japan, 2013β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Japan is 1.22 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
That places Japan 10th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Philippines 1.75 million number compare
- 8 Russia 1.63 million number compare
- 9 Egypt 1.31 million number compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.06 million number compare
- 12 Viet Nam 906,849 number compare
- 13 United Kingdom 906,452 number 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Japan?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Japan was 1.22 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.