School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.0056 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan stood at 0.0056 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan peaked at 0.0083 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 years, in 2022.
That places Japan 117th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0075 years | — |
| 2011 | 0.0079 years | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 years | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 years | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 years | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 years | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 years | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 years | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 years | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 years | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 years | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 years | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0074 years | 0.0064 years | 0.0083 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 years | 0.0051 years | 0.0075 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Japan was 0.0056 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 years in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Japan ranks 117th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release