Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan
Japan: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan stood at 7.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan peaked at 7.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1998.
Japan ranks 122nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.3% | — |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 61% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.0% | 5.4% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 119 Sierra Leone 8.1% compare
- 120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.8% compare
- 121 Poland 7.7% compare
- 123 Syrian Arab Republic 7.5% compare
- 124 Tunisia 7.5% compare
- 125 Lithuania 7.1% compare
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Japan was 7.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Japan ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release