Japan
History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Japan |
| Region: | East & South Asia |
| Population: | 126,549,976 |
| Language(s): | Japanese |
| Literacy Rate: | 99% |
| Academic Year: | April-March |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 24,376 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 9 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 3.6% |
| Foreign Students in National Universities: | 53,511 |
| Libraries: | 3,561 |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 7,855,387 |
| Secondary: 9,878,568 | |
| Higher: 3,917,709 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 101% |
| Secondary: 103% | |
| Higher: 40% | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 420,901 |
| Secondary: 702,575 | |
| Higher: 401,509 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 19:1 |
| Secondary: 14:1 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 101% |
| Secondary: 104% | |
| Higher: 37% |
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