School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.67 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan stood at 1.67 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan peaked at 1.68 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.51 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Japan 5th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.51 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.51 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.55 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.58 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.59 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.57 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.58 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.55 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.59 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.62 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.68 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.67 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 1.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 GPIA | 1.59 GPIA | 1.68 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Japan was 1.67 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release