Secondary education, general pupils in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, general pupils was 49.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, general pupils in Japan, 2013–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in Japan is 49.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over five years.
Japan ranks 114th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, general pupils in Japan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.7% | — |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
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More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Japan?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Japan was 49.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Japan ranks 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.