The statistic shows the total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, there were approximately 609 thousand students enrolled at Japanese national universities, down from 625 thousand students in 2010.
Total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
Figures include students in graduate schools, special courses, non-degree students, listeners and research students.
Values have been rounded.
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous reporting.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 23, 2019). Total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647994/japan-number-national-university-students/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647994/japan-number-national-university-students/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2019). Total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647994/japan-number-national-university-students/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Total Number of Students Enrolled at National Universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647994/japan-number-national-university-students/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Total number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647994/japan-number-national-university-students/ (last visited August 04, 2020)
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