School completion in Japan
Japan: School completion was 100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
100
in 2008
All-time low
99.74
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Japan, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Japan stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Japan peaked at 100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 99.74, in 1981.
That places Japan 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
School completion in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.74 | — |
| 1982 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.76 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.82 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.83 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.85 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.79 | 99.74 | 99.83 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.89 | 99.84 | 99.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.97 | 99.94 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Japan?
- School completion in Japan was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.74 in 1981.
- How does Japan rank for school completion?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).