School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9955 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9955 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
140th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.9964 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9836 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan stood at 0.9955 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan peaked at 0.9964 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9836 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 140th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9836 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9953 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9836 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9992 GPIA
- 138 Egypt 0.9958 GPIA compare
- 139 Rwanda 0.9957 GPIA compare
- 141 San Marino 0.9899 GPIA compare
- 142 Syria 0.9799 GPIA
- 143 Congo 0.9738 GPIA
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Japan was 0.9955 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9964 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9836 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Japan ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 to 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