Japan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.2% from 1.01 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1 | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 1.01 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.02 | 1990 |
| Lowest | 1 | 2019 |
| Average since 2013 | 1 | 2013–2019 |
| First recorded | 1.01 | 1971 |
Over five years it is down 0.2% from 1.01 in 2014. Since 1971 it is down 0.51% from 1.01 in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2019, Japan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.0000401 on 2018 (from 1 to 1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2018), the average change was −0.00000567 and a typical year strayed about 0.00166 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.00458 in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00399 in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2019, Japan had the 8th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 2019 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.01 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Japan in the 2019 ranking
- Gabon — 4th of 14: 1.02
- Naoero — 5th of 14: 1.01
- Cabo Verde — 6th of 14: 1.01
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 8th of 14: 1
- Maldives — 9th of 14: 0.99
- Malawi — 10th of 14: 0.99
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 34 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1.01 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1.01 |
| 2013 | 1.01 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Australia — 0.98 (2020)
- Brunei Darussalam — 1.02 (2020)
- Cambodia — 1.04 (2021)
- China — 1.01 (2021)
- Fiji — 1.02 (2021)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.02 (2021)
- Indonesia — 0.99 (2018)
- Korea, Rep. — 1 (2020)
- Lao PDR
More education data for Japan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 3.34% (2021)
- Primary education, pupils — 6.25 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 1.28% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers — 440,864 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 6.61 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 0.51% from 1.01 in 1971. The highest value was 1.02 in 1990 and the lowest 1 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank?
- 8th highest of 14 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Japan?
- In 2019, Japan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.0000401 on 2018 (from 1 to 1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2018), the average change was −0.00000567 and a typical year strayed about 0.00166 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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