In the academic year 2021, approximately 3.9 million people applied for private universities in Japan, of which around 495 thousand succeeded in entering those universities. That year, only around 14 percent of all applicants for admission were newly enrolled at universities.
Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by institution type
(in 1,000s)
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e-Stat (Japan). (December 22, 2021). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). (2021). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Applicants for Admission and Newly Enrolled Students at Universities in Japan in Academic Year 2021, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/ (last visited June 27, 2022)
