School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan is 1 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 2019.
That places Japan 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 7 |
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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 enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Japan was 1 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.