The total number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in 2022 amounted to approximately 788 thousand people. The test is usually conducted twice a year, in July and December. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the test was only carried out once in 2020.
Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Japan Foundation. (May 9, 2023). Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/
Japan Foundation. "Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/
Japan Foundation. (2023). Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/
Japan Foundation. "Number of Examinees Taking The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Jlpt) in Japan and Overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/
Japan Foundation, Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in Japan and overseas from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Foundation, May 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/675809/japan-jlpt-examinees-number/