Japan: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Japan's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) rose 0.55 percentage points on 2022 (from 21.86% to 22.41%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.55 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.29 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Japan had the 12th highest value of the 38 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.

Closest to Japan in the 2023 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 8th of 38: 29.28%
• Nigeria — 9th of 38: 27.85%
• Argentina — 10th of 38: 25.87%
• Senegal — 12th of 38: 21.51%
• Nicaragua — 13th of 38: 20.44%
• Portugal — 14th of 38: 19.15%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in nearby economies

• Australia — 48.05% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 17.29% (2020)
• China — 13.73% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 22.14% (2024)
• Indonesia — 42.14% (2018)
• Korea, Rep. — 28.11% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 3.62% (2020)
• Macao SAR, China — 96.68% (2024)
• Malaysia — 9.45% (2021)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Japan's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)?

22.41% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2013?

It is up 2.86 percentage points from 19.54% in 2013. The highest value was 22.41% in 2023 and the lowest 19.54% in 2013.

How does Japan rank?

12th highest of 38 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) unusual for Japan?

In 2023, Japan's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) rose 0.55 percentage points on 2022 (from 21.86% to 22.41%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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