Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Japan
Japan: Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and was 56.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
56.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 50 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 2022
All-time low
49.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Japan, 2018–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 56.0% for proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over five years.
That places Japan 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 49.4% | — |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.5% | 49.4% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.4% | 56.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Japan?
- Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Japan was 56.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and configured sofware and apps, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release