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 70.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
70.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 66 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2016
All-time low
66.1%
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
In 2017, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan stood at 70.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over five years.
That places Japan 32nd out of 66 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 66.1% | — |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 70.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.6%, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Japan's 70.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.7%, 100% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
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 70.6% 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 70.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Japan ranks 32nd out of 66 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release