Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0531 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan is 0.0531 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0925 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0531 units per person, in 2023.
Japan ranks 184th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0825 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0806 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0795 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0788 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0783 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0784 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.079 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0796 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0801 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0795 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0812 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.083 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0844 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0856 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0878 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.091 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0922 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0925 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0919 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0903 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0889 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0858 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0822 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0815 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0787 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0767 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0726 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0707 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0571 units per person | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0568 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0563 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0559 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0552 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0543 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0537 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0532 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0531 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0783 units per person | 0.0825 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0869 units per person | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0925 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0808 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0543 units per person | 0.0571 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Japan was 0.0531 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0925 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0531 units per person in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Japan ranks 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.