Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.7759 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7759 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.9209 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
0.7759 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
37
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.7759 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan peaked at 0.9209 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.7759 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Japan 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8153 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8535 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8715 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8907 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9036 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.917 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9209 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.914 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9056 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9032 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8448 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9043 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9081 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8812 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8911 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8951 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8927 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8686 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8618 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8543 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8619 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8555 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7795 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7785 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7781 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7803 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7782 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7778 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7772 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7779 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.778 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7765 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7759 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8886 GPIA | 0.8153 GPIA | 0.9209 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.8448 GPIA | 0.9081 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8654 GPIA | 0.8543 GPIA | 0.8927 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7785 GPIA | 0.7772 GPIA | 0.7803 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7771 GPIA | 0.7759 GPIA | 0.778 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7827 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5011 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Japan was 0.7759 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9209 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7759 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release