Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan
Japan: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 96.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan is 96.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan peaked at 96.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2017.
That places Japan 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.0% | — |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.2% | 94.2% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Japan was 96.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release