Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Japan
Japan: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 73,334 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Japan, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Japan is 73,334 Persons, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Japan peaked at 90,393 Persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72,660 Persons, in 2023.
That places Japan 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Japan, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90,371 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 90,393 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90,393 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90,393 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81,696 Persons | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 81,696 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81,696 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76,858 Persons | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 76,858 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77,677 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72,660 Persons | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 73,334 Persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86,663 Persons | 81,696 Persons | 90,393 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 75,477 Persons | 72,660 Persons | 77,677 Persons | 5 |
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More education data for Japan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Japan?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Japan was 73,334 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 90,393 Persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,660 Persons in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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