School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted 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 125 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 … post-secondary adjusted 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% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.67 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.67 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9302 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 125 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