Japan: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Japan

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 64.49
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2013 - 2023
 Average 62.81
 Min - Max 62.04 - 64.49
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2023 is 64.49 percent, an increase from 63.38 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.38 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 2013 to 2023 is 62.81 percent. The minimum value, 62.04 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 64.49 percent was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Japan: Tertiary school enrollment
 2023 64.49
 2022 63.38
 2021 62.04
 2020 62.30
 2019 62.40
 2018 62.61
 2017 63.29
 2016 62.50




The tertiary school enrollment in Japan is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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