School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan
Japan: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9742 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Japan, 2013β2023
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 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 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 147th out of 189 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