Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan
Japan: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 1.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan is 1.28, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan peaked at 1.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4973, in 1982.
That places Japan 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.572 | — |
| 1972 | 0.573 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5707 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5753 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5687 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5608 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5527 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5429 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5323 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.516 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5051 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4973 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5004 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5094 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5221 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5396 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5639 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5921 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6224 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6524 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6805 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7103 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7371 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7612 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7871 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8146 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8434 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8664 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8865 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5609 | 0.5323 | 0.5753 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5368 | 0.4973 | 0.6224 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7739 | 0.6524 | 0.8865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 191 Vietnam 1.54 compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 1.38 compare
- 193 Uzbekistan 1.33 compare
- 195 Russia 1.28 compare
- 196 Croatia 1.27 compare
- 197 Papua New Guinea 1.24 compare
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Japan was 1.28 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4973 in 1982.
- How does Japan rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Japan ranks 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.