Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan stood at 76.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 76.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 1998.
Japan ranks 103rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.9% | — |
| 1999 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 71.9% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 74.2% | 75.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.3% | 76.3% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan was 76.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release