Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan was 64.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1.1 pts from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

202364.5%
Change on 2022+1.1 pts
Rank47th of 133Countries ranked
Series high64.52023
Series low622021

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan, 2013 to 2023

6262.56363.56464.52013201520172019202120232013: 62.6 %2014: 62.8 %2015: 62.4 %2016: 62.5 %2017: 63.3 %2018: 62.6 %2019: 62.4 %2020: 62.3 %2021: 62 %2022: 63.4 %2023: 64.5 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 11 values
Period%
202364.5
202263.4
202162
202062.3
201962.4
201862.6
201763.3
201662.5
201562.4
201462.8
201362.6

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Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan was 64.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1.1 pts from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Japan?

64.5% in 2023, the highest value since 2013 in this series.

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