School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan
Japan: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 914,706 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan is 914,706, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan peaked at 1.20 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 914,706, in 2025.
That places Japan 29th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.20 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 975,150 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 978,299 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 938,450 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 914,706 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.20 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million | 1.02 million | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 970,338 | 914,706 | 1.01 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Japan was 914,706 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 914,706 in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release