Number of students at national universities Japan 2015-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 11, 2025

In 2024, there were approximately 604 thousand students enrolled at Japanese national universities, up from around 600 thousand students in the previous year. The number of national universities amounted to 86 in 2024.

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Number of students enrolled at national universities in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2015 to 2024; as of May 1 of each year

Supplementary notes

Figures include students in graduate schools, special courses, non-degree students, listeners and research students.

Values have been rounded.
Data prior to 2024 are from previous reporting.

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