Primary education, teachers, per capita in Japan
Japan: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2023. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Japan, 1971β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0035 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.004 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per person, in 1999.
That places Japan 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Japan?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Japan was 0.0035 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Japan ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.