In the academic year 2024, the enrollment rate in universities and junior colleges reached around 62.8 percent for male students and 61.7 percent for female students in Japan. The share of young women attending higher education institutions increased more than tenfold in the past 60 years. The overall direct enrollment rate after high school graduation was 62 percent.
Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from academic year 1960 to 2024, by gender
academic year 1960 to 2024; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Enrollment rate calculation=number of newly enrolled students at university and junior colleges (including students who did not directly enroll after senior high school graduation) / number of students who graduated from junior high schools three years ago
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e-Stat (Japan). (December 18, 2024). Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from academic year 1960 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). "Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from academic year 1960 to 2024, by gender." Chart. December 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from academic year 1960 to 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). "Enrollment Rate at Universities and Junior Colleges in Japan from Academic Year 1960 to 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
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Enrollment rate at universities and junior colleges in Japan from academic year 1960 to 2024, by gender [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), December 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198580/japan-higher-education-enrollment-rate-by-gender/
