In 2022, around 44.5 percent of the total number of students enrolled at universities in Japan were female, indicating a continuous increase in the last decade. That year, a total number of around 2.93 million students were studying at universities in the country.
Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022
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Statistics on Tertiary education in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of universities Japan 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of graduate schools Japan 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of junior colleges Japan 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of colleges of technology in Japan 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of professional training colleges Japan 2016-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of students at higher education institutions Japan 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic University and junior colleges enrollment rate Japan FY 1960-2020, by gender
Universities
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- Premium Statistic Number of universities Japan AY 2022, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Number of public universities Japan AY 2012-2021, by founder
- Premium Statistic Number of graduate courses at universities Japan AY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of full-time university teachers Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading universities Japan 2022, by academic reputation
Unviersity enrollment
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- Premium Statistic Number of university students Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Ratio of female university students Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of students at universities Japan 2022, by degree level
- Premium Statistic Number of students at national universities Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of students at public universities Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of students at private universities Japan 2013-2022
Profile of university students
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- Premium Statistic Number of undergraduate university students Japan AY 2022, by major and gender
- Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate students Japan AY 2022, by major and gender
- Premium Statistic Number of applicants and new students at universities Japan AY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of newly enrolled university students Japan AY 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of newly enrolled university students Japan AY 2022, by high school location
University finances
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of national universities Japan FY 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of national universities Japan FY 2020, by category
- Premium Statistic Expenses of national universities Japan FY 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Expenses of public universities Japan FY 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Operating expenses of public universities Japan FY 2012-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Revenue of private universities Japan FY 2015-2019
- Premium Statistic Expenses of private universities Japan FY 2015-2019
Research and development
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of higher education institutions Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of higher education institutions Japan FY 2012-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Average R&D expenses per researcher of tertiary education Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of higher education institutions conducting research Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of R&D personnel at higher education institutions Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of research collaborations among universities and companies Japan FY 2013-2020
Costs for enrollment
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- Premium Statistic Average annual fees to attend universities per student Japan FY 2021, by institution
- Premium Statistic Average annual fees to attend public universities per student Japan FY 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Average annual fees to attend private universities Japan FY 2015-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Average annual fees to attend private universities Japan FY 2021, by major
- Premium Statistic Educational expenses per student at tertiary school Japan FY 2021, by type
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MEXT (Japan). (December 21, 2022). Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/
MEXT (Japan). (2022). Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of Female Students among The Total Number of Students Enrolled in Universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/
MEXT (Japan), Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Ratio of female students among the total number of students enrolled in universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], MEXT (Japan), December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191248/japan-ratio-female-university-students/