Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan
Japan: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 0.9408 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan stood at 0.9408 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 0.9589 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7462 GPIA, in 2007.
Japan ranks 50th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7462 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7932 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8292 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8404 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.868 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8952 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9513 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9509 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8647 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8779 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8358 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8985 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9236 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9418 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9408 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.7462 GPIA | 0.8292 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.8358 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan was 0.9408 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9589 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7462 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release