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Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary)

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Share of residents whose highest education is high school. One of four attainment levels — a contextual metric with no better-or-worse.

Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education)

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In 2020, Yamagata recorded the highest Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary) (51.1%) and Tokyo the lowest (23.1%) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The national average is 42.0%. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education).

47TokyoKanto23.1%
46KanagawaKanto30.2%
45OsakaKinki32.1%
44KyotoKinki32.9%

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Education · National ranking

High-school graduate shareAs of 2020Official latest

Share of residents whose highest education is high school. One of four attainment levels — a contextual metric with no better-or-worse.

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1Yamagata
51.1%
2Akita
50.8%
3Oita
50.2%
4Yamaguchi
48.9%
5Saga
48.6%
6Iwate
47.6%
7Aomori
47.5%
8Tottori
47.3%
9Fukushima
47.3%
10Kagoshima
46.4%
11Niigata
46.2%
12Miyazaki
46.0%
13Nagasaki
45.8%
14Miyagi
45.6%
15Kumamoto
45.5%
16Nagano
44.1%
17Shimane
43.9%
18Fukui
43.9%
19Shizuoka
43.6%
20Ibaraki
43.5%

FAQ — Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary)

Which prefecture has the highest Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary) in Japan?: As of 2020, Yamagata has the highest Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary) at 51.1% among all 47 prefectures.
Which prefecture has the lowest Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary)?: Tokyo has the lowest Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary) at 23.1% (2020).
What is the national average of Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary)?: The simple average across all 47 prefectures is 42.0% (2020), based on Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education).

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High-school graduate shareAs of 2020Official latest

FAQ — Share of residents whose highest education is high school (or pre-war secondary)

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