School enrollment, secondary, private in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, secondary, private was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Japan is 22.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Japan peaked at 22.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2013.
Japan ranks 56th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.5% | — |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 21.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.3% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 53 Timor-Leste 24.0% compare
- 54 Philippines 23.9% compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 23.8% compare
- 57 Cyprus 22.4% compare
- 58 Hong Kong 22.1% compare
- 59 Jordan 21.7% compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7827 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5011 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Japan?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Japan was 22.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.