Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan
Japan: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 97.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan is 97.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2017.
Japan ranks 18th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.0% | — |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 97.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Japan was 97.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release