Higher Education

Overview

Information on key aspects of a country’s education system, including governance, instructional language, and other structural features defined by national or regional regulations.

Ministry Responsible

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Language of Instruction

Japanese

Academic Calendar

3 terms

April to March

Quality Assurance and Accreditation

The principal quality assurance and accreditation bodies.

Admissions

Institutions

Types and number of officially recognized institutions providing secondary education.

Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Academic Qualifications

Not all awards or study patterns are included.

Technical Qualifications

Not all awards or study patterns are included.

Grading System

Examples of the most commonly used grading scales.

Enrollment

Total Enrollment

Total enrollment in a specific level of education, regardless of age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Gross Enrollment Ratio

Total enrollment in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education in a given school year.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

International Benchmarks

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Japan

29 institutions in the top 1,000

Global Rank

8 of 63

Source: ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

QS World University Rankings

Japan

25 institutions in the top 1,000

Global Rank

11 of 90

Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Japan

16 institutions in the top 1,000

Global Rank

15 of 74

Source: Times Higher Education