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Education & training

Japan · Mean years of schooling

Average number of years of education completed by adults aged 25 and over, from the UNDP Human Development Report (one of the components of the Human Development Index). It measures the education level of the adult population, which moves slowly: it reflects schooling decades ago more than today's education system.· Estimated by UNDP from UNESCO and national census or survey data; the latest year shown is the last one actually estimated
12.68years
2021
+0.1 %vs 2020
min 11.64 1990max 12.68 2021
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Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office, UNDP · Human Development Report· Data 2021
Average years of education completed by adults aged 25 and overEstimated by UNDP from UNESCO and national census or survey data; the latest year shown is the last one actually estimatedUpd. 05/2025Y-axis truncated
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