Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan
Japan: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 356,309 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan stood at 356,309 number.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan peaked at 386,943 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 343,616 number, in 2008.
That places Japan 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 384,865 number | — |
| 1995 | 386,943 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 364,458 number | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 362,018 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 364,347 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 361,853 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 360,331 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 355,698 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 353,478 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 352,030 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 350,430 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 347,333 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 343,616 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 344,144 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 344,403 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 346,814 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 349,319 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 351,716 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 353,140 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 355,071 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 356,266 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 356,309 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374,571 number | 362,018 number | 386,943 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 353,326 number | 343,616 number | 364,347 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,630 number | 344,403 number | 356,309 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.2318 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Japan was 356,309 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 386,943 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,616 number in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.