School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9742 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan stood at 0.9742 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan peaked at 0.9833 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9133 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 149th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9133 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9299 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9419 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9537 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9708 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9742 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 75% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9742 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9496 GPIA | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9833 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan was 0.9742 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9833 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9133 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, 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