Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
37
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan stood at 1.03 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1984.
Japan ranks 85th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 85th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release