Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan
Japan: Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.5% for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
That places Japan 14th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.3% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 11 Latvia 1.5% compare
- 12 Dominica 1.5% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.5% compare
- 15 Finland 1.5% compare
- 16 Seychelles 1.5% compare
- 17 Switzerland 1.4% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Japan was 1.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release