In 2022, there were approximately 163.1 thousand students enrolled at Japanese public universities, up from about 146.2 thousand students in 2013. The number of public universities amounted to 101 in 2022.
Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (December 21, 2022). Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Students Enrolled at Public Universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
Number of students enrolled at public universities in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648001/japan-number-public-university-students/