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 0.8727 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 0.8727 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Japan peaked at 0.9366 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7606 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Japan 61st out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 0.7606 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8114 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7976 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8225 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8378 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8543 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9246 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9197 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9366 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8229 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8254 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8055 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8604 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8657 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8727 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7899 GPIA | 0.7606 GPIA | 0.8114 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.861 GPIA | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.9366 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8728 GPIA | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 58 Italy 0.9173 GPIA compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.907 GPIA compare
- 60 North Macedonia 0.8839 GPIA compare
- 62 Peru 0.8485 GPIA compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 0.7775 GPIA compare
- 64 Morocco 0.744 GPIA compare
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 0.8727 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 0.9366 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7606 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 61st out of 65 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 2.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release