School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Japan stood at 0.9989 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Japan peaked at 0.9989 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9976 GPIA, in 2021.
Japan ranks 89th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9986 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9989 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9989 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Japan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Japan was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9976 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Japan ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release