School age population, primary education, male in Japan
Japan: School age population, primary education, male was 3.06 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Japan is 3.06 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Japan peaked at 3.80 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.06 million, in 2025.
Japan ranks 27th of 222 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, primary education, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.80 million | — |
| 2002 | 3.75 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.70 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.62 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.47 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.36 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.32 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.12 million | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.06 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.70 million | 3.64 million | 3.80 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.41 million | 3.26 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million | 3.06 million | 3.24 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Japan?
- School age population, primary education, male in Japan was 3.06 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.80 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 million in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release