Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan
Japan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2000
All-time low
0.9995 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan peaked at 1 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9995 index, in 1981.
Japan ranks 122nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9995 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9996 index | 0.9995 index | 0.9997 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Japan was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9995 index in 1981.
- How does Japan rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.