Primary net enrolment in Japan

Name: Primary net enrolment in Japan
Creator: UNESCO UIS
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In Japan, 99.9% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education % of children of primary school age Data: 2013 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS

The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.

Japan, 2023 99.9%nat_est % of children of primary school age

Change from 2022 0percentage points 2022: 99.9%

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 99.2% Middle value of 35 countries

Position in 2023 4th of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Japan over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2013 to 2023
Period	Japan
2023	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2022	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2021	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2020	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2019	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2018	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2017	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2016	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2015	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2014	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2013	98.9%nat_est (National estimate)

Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.9% in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 4th highest value.

More for Japan

All statistics for Japan

Out-of-school children 0.1%nat_est 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.1% 2023 · World Bank ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 3.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school adolescents 0.0%nat_est 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 2.9%nat_est 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 10.0% 1998 · UNESCO UIS

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2013 to 2023 for Japan
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org