The overall direct enrollment rate after high school graduation was about 55.9 percent.
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. Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender
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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). (August 10, 2021). Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, 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 March 31, 2023. 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: March 31, 2023. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2021, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from fiscal year 1960 to 2020, by gender [Graph], MEXT (Japan), August 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/