Secondary education, general pupils in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, general pupils was 6.28 million in 2017. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, general pupils in Japan, 2013–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils in Japan stood at 6.28 million. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over five years.
That places Japan 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 440,864 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Japan?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Japan was 6.28 million 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 6.43 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Japan ranks 14th 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. 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.