Secondary education, pupils in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, pupils was 48.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
48.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
116th
of 203 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2013
All-time low
48.8%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Secondary education, pupils in Japan, 2013–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Japan recorded 48.8% for secondary education, pupils in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over five years.
That places Japan 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, pupils in Japan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48.9% | — |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -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, pupils in Japan?
- Secondary education, pupils in Japan was 48.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Japan ranks 116th out of 203 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.