Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Japan
Gross tertiary enrolment in Japan was 64.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013.
Japan, 2023
64.5%
Change from 2022
+1.1percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
78.1%
Position in 2023
49th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Japan over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 63.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 62.6%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
2.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS