Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan

Japan: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 4,923 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,923 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
54th
of 114 countries
All-time high
5,616 number
in 2004
All-time low
4,034 number
in 2014
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan, 1998–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200820181998: 5.2k number1999: 5.0k number2000: 5.0k number2001: 5.0k number2002: 5.3k number2003: 5.3k number2004: 5.6k number2005: 5.3k number2006: 4.9k number2007: 5.0k number2008: 4.7k number2009: 4.5k number2010: 4.8k number2011: 5.0k number2012: 4.4k number2013: 4.1k number2014: 4.0k number2015: 4.3k number2016: 4.6k number2017: 5.0k number2018: 4.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Japan recorded 4,923 number for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan peaked at 5,616 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,034 number, in 2014.

Japan ranks 54th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Japan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 5,240 number
1999 4,952 number -5.5%
2000 4,989 number +0.7%
2001 4,974 number -0.3%
2002 5,290 number +6.4%
2003 5,342 number +1.0%
2004 5,616 number +5.1%
2005 5,288 number -5.8%
2006 4,923 number -6.9%
2007 5,032 number +2.2%
2008 4,650 number -7.6%
2009 4,524 number -2.7%
2010 4,841 number +7.0%
2011 4,960 number +2.5%
2012 4,405 number -11.2%
2013 4,059 number -7.9%
2014 4,034 number -0.6%
2015 4,285 number +6.2%
2016 4,611 number +7.6%
2017 4,953 number +7.4%
2018 4,923 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,096 number 4,952 number 5,240 number 2
2000s 5,063 number 4,524 number 5,616 number 10
2010s 4,563 number 4,034 number 4,960 number 9

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 51 Kuwait 5,819 number compare
  2. 52 Kyrgyzstan 5,670 number compare
  3. 53 Switzerland 5,030 number compare
  4. 55 Austria 3,699 number compare
  5. 56 Georgia 3,440 number compare
  6. 57 Fiji 3,338 number compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Japan was 4,923 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 5,616 number in 2004.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 4,034 number in 2014.
How does Japan rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Japan ranks 54th out of 114 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
159 places, 2,399 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.