Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 88.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan peaked at 88.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1971.
Japan ranks 135th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.3% | — |
| 1972 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 86.7% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 85.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 81.3% | 84.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 84.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 85.5% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 88.2% | 88.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Japan was 88.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Japan ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.