In the academic year 2024, approximately 3.7 million people applied for private universities in Japan, of which around 493.6 thousand succeeded in entering those universities. That year, only around 15 percent of all applicants for admission were newly enrolled at universities.
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e-Stat (Japan). (December 18, 2024). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Applicants for Admission and Newly Enrolled Students at Universities in Japan in Academic Year 2024, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), December 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
