Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.7% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan is 23.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 28.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2023.
Japan ranks 87th of 168 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.1% | — |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 27.8% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.01 % 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 23.7% 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 28.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 87th 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 8.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release