Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Japan
Japan: Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students was 7.09 Percentage of students in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Japan, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
In 2024, share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Japan stood at 7.09 Percentage of students.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Japan peaked at 10.94 Percentage of students in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.42 Percentage of students, in 2014.
Japan ranks 8th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.55 Percentage of students | — |
| 2014 | 3.42 Percentage of students | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.02 Percentage of students | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 5.28 Percentage of students | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 6.83 Percentage of students | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 8.06 Percentage of students | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 9.34 Percentage of students | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 10.87 Percentage of students | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 10.94 Percentage of students | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.7 Percentage of students | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 7.53 Percentage of students | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 7.09 Percentage of students | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.79 Percentage of students | 3.42 Percentage of students | 9.34 Percentage of students | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.23 Percentage of students | 7.09 Percentage of students | 10.94 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 5 Luxembourg 10.43 Percentage of students compare
- 5 Poland 0 Percentage of students compare
- 6 New Zealand 10.27 Percentage of students compare
- 7 Czechia 7.1 Percentage of students compare
- 9 Ireland 4.56 Percentage of students compare
- 10 Belgium 4.4 Percentage of students compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.74 Percentage of students compare
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Japan?
- Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Japan was 7.09 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 Percentage of students in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 Percentage of students in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile new entrants and graduates by tertiary levels. The default table displays tertiary graduates data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, sex and measure (new entrants). Data for short-cyle tertiary, bachelor's, master's combined correspond to the concept of first-time tertiary, i.e. person who has enter (new entrants) or successfully completed (graduates) an education programme at the tertiary level for the first time. The student may have entered / completed the programme at either ISCED level 5 (short-cyle tertiary) , 6 (bachelor) or 7 (master long first degree). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.