NationMaster - Japanese Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	9.5	[13th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years	[34th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6	[32nd of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.6%	[94th of 132]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	17%	[14th of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	49%	[7th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	34%	[4th of 18]
Expected duration of education for females	15.5 years	[25th of 28]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49%	[91st of 170]
Grade 1 intake rate	100	[3rd of 114]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	761 hours	[30th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	875 hours	[25th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	875 hours	[28th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	761 hours	[24th of 38]
Mathematical literacy	557	[1st of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	14.4 years	[21st of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	14.3 years	[25th of 110]
Scientific literacy	550	[2nd of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	25%	[13th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder	17%	[17th of 17]

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; World Bank; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

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