In the fiscal year 2020, the enrollment rate in universities and junior colleges reached around 58.7 percent for male students and 58.6 percent for female students in Japan. The share of females attending higher education institutions increased more than tenfold in the last 60 years. The overall direct enrollment rate after high school graduation was about 55.9 percent.
Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender
fiscal years 1960 to 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Enrollment rate calculation=number of newly enrolled students at university and junior colleges (including students who did not directly enroll after senior high school graduation) / number of students who graduated from junior high schools three years ago
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MEXT (Japan). (August 10, 2021). Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan). "Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender." Chart. August 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan). (2021). Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
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