Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan
Japan: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 1.76 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan stood at 1.76 million number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan peaked at 2.64 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million number, in 2018.
Japan ranks 13th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.64 million number | — |
| 1995 | 2.56 million number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.31 million number | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 2.25 million number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.81 million number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.80 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.64 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million number | 1.80 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million number | 1.76 million number | 1.80 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 10 Nigeria 2.06 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.93 million number compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.79 million number compare
- 14 South Africa 1.50 million number compare
- 15 Thailand 1.46 million number compare
- 16 Philippines 1.45 million number compare
More education data for Japan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Japan was 1.76 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 1994.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Japan ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.