Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan
Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 80,767 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan is 80,767 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan peaked at 80,910 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52,141 number, in 1998.
Japan ranks 11th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52,141 number | — |
| 1999 | 55,646 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 59,007 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 62,481 number | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 65,525 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 68,245 number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 71,389 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 73,527 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 75,028 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 75,504 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74,966 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 74,395 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 73,734 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 74,606 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 74,950 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74,480 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 74,093 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 73,895 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74,090 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80,910 number | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 80,767 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,894 number | 52,141 number | 55,646 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 70,007 number | 59,007 number | 75,504 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,725 number | 73,734 number | 80,910 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Japan was 80,767 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80,910 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,141 number in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.