School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan
Japan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 529,933 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan stood at 529,933. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan peaked at 748,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 529,933, in 2025.
Japan ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 748,000 | — |
| 2002 | 737,769 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 741,000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 731,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 704,000 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 673,000 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 660,443 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 644,000 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 626,554 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 608,564 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 593,909 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 594,844 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 589,427 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 600,637 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 598,867 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 583,741 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 593,060 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 597,516 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 589,519 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 589,108 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 579,284 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 570,651 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 549,387 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 548,837 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 529,933 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 696,196 | 626,554 | 748,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 595,008 | 583,741 | 608,564 | 10 |
| 2020s | 561,200 | 529,933 | 589,108 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Japan was 529,933 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 748,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 529,933 in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release