School enrollment, primary, private in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, primary, private was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Japan is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Japan peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1982.
Japan ranks 186th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 183 Vietnam 1.5% compare
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 1.4% compare
- 185 Uzbekistan 1.3% compare
- 187 Russia 1.3% compare
- 188 Croatia 1.3% compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.2318 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Japan?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Japan was 1.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1982.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Japan ranks 186th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.