School enrollment, tertiary in Japan
Japan: School enrollment, tertiary was 64.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, tertiary in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Japan recorded 64.5% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Japan peaked at 64.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2021.
That places Japan 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.7% | 62.4% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.0% | 64.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Japan?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Japan was 64.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Japan ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.