Education · National ranking

Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school

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Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high. Higher where the population is older (a cohort effect), so it reflects demographics, not better-or-worse.

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

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In 2020, Aomori recorded the highest Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school (22.0%) and Tokyo the lowest (5.6%) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The national average is 14.2%. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education).

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Education · National ranking

Junior-high-or-below shareAs of 2020Official latest

Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high. Higher where the population is older (a cohort effect), so it reflects demographics, not better-or-worse.

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1Aomori
22.0%
2Iwate
20.7%
3Akita
19.0%
4Miyazaki
18.8%
5Niigata
18.8%
6Kochi
18.2%
7Shimane
18.2%
8Nagasaki
18.1%
9Kagoshima
16.9%
10Fukushima
16.9%
11Yamagata
16.7%
12Gifu
16.6%
13Tokushima
16.4%
14Fukui
16.4%
15Kumamoto
16.1%
16Wakayama
16.0%
17Hokkaido
15.8%
18Saga
15.5%
19Shizuoka
15.5%
20Mie
15.4%

FAQ — Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school

Which prefecture has the highest Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school in Japan?: As of 2020, Aomori has the highest Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school at 22.0% among all 47 prefectures.
Which prefecture has the lowest Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school?: Tokyo has the lowest Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school at 5.6% (2020).
What is the national average of Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school?: The simple average across all 47 prefectures is 14.2% (2020), based on Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education).

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Junior-high-or-below shareAs of 2020Official latest

FAQ — Share of residents whose highest education is elementary or junior high school

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