Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan
Japan: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 97.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 176 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2015
All-time low
96.5%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan stood at 97.8%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan peaked at 97.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2017.
That places Japan 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.0% | — |
| 2014 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 4 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Japan was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release