Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan
Japan: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 80.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
80.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 64 countries
All-time high
80.0%
in 2017
All-time low
72.5%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan is 80.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over five years.
That places Japan 14th out of 64 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72.5% | — |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan was 80.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release