Secondary education, teachers in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, teachers was 32.7% in 1995. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Japan, 1971–1995
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Japan recorded 32.7% for secondary education, teachers in 1995.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Japan peaked at 33.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1975.
Japan ranks 166th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Japan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.1% | — |
| 1972 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 26.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 30.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 23.9% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 29.4% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 163 Angola 34.4%
- 164 Rwanda 34.3% compare
- 165 Tanzania 33.0% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6%
- 169 Mozambique 31.3% compare
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Japan?
- Secondary education, teachers in Japan was 32.7% in 1995, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1975.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Japan ranks 166th out of 198 countries with data for 1995.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.