Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Japan

Japan: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l was 1.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.28
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
191st
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 2023
All-time low
0.4973
in 1982
Years of data
40
1971–2023

Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Japan, 1971–2023

00.511.51971199720231971: 0.5721972: 0.5731973: 0.5711974: 0.5751975: 0.5691976: 0.5611977: 0.5531978: 0.5431979: 0.5321980: 0.5161981: 0.5051982: 0.4971983: 0.51984: 0.5091985: 0.5221986: 0.541987: 0.5641988: 0.5921989: 0.6221990: 0.6521991: 0.6811992: 0.711993: 0.7371994: 0.7611995: 0.7871996: 0.8151997: 0.8431998: 0.8661999: 0.8862013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 1.22021: 1.22022: 1.32023: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 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 l in Japan peaked at 1.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4973, in 1982.

That places Japan 191st out of 207 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 l in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level in Japan, 1971 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 188 Viet Nam 1.54 compare
  2. 189 Sao Tome and Principe 1.38 compare
  3. 190 Uzbekistan 1.33 compare
  4. 192 Russian Federation 1.28 compare
  5. 193 Croatia 1.27 compare
  6. 194 Papua New Guinea 1.24 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Japan?
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Japan was 1.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 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 l 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 l?
Japan ranks 191st out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,329 data points, 1970–2025
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