Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 18.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 18.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 24.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2023.
That places Japan 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.0% | — |
| 1999 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 18.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.0%, 59% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 18.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.5% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (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 18.3% 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 24.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 82nd out of 168 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 down 8.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release