School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9742 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Japan stood at 0.9742 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Japan peaked at 0.9833 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9133 GPI, in 2013.
That places Japan 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9133 GPI | — |
| 2014 | 0.9299 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9419 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9537 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9615 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9703 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9767 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9708 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9742 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9496 GPI | 0.9133 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9774 GPI | 0.9708 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 4 |
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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Japan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Japan was 0.9742 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9833 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9133 GPI in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.