School completion, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: School completion, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Japan, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 0.02 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Japan ranks 146th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 0.01 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -100.0% | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -100.0% | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -100.0% | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +100.0% | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0.02 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | -50.0% | 0.02 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0113 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0.02 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 143 Denmark 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Austria 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 145 United States 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Armenia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Czechia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 United Kingdom 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 South Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Netherlands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in Japan?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Japan was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 146th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.