Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.7746 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.7746 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 0.8527 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7746 GPIA, in 2023.
Japan ranks 78th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8527 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8466 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7767 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7748 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.775 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7772 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7762 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7771 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7766 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7778 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7765 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.775 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7746 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8497 GPIA | 0.8466 GPIA | 0.8527 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7762 GPIA | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7772 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.776 GPIA | 0.7746 GPIA | 0.7778 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9818 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0244 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0257 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 0.7746 GPIA 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 0.8527 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7746 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 78th out of 160 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 0.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release