• Number of Schools
• Students
• Teachers
• New Entrants
• New Graduates
• Enrollment and Advancement Rate
• Percentage of New Graduates Entering Employment
• Total Floor Spaces of School Buildings
• Total Expenditure and Public Expenditure on Education, relative to Expenditure on Administration and Gross Domestic Product
• Total Expenditure on Education by Sphere of Education (FY2011)
• Number of R &D Performing Institutions and Researchers by kind of organization

Number of Schools

Number of Schools (1/2)

（unit : school)
FY		Total	Kindergarten	Elementary School	Lower secondary school	Upper secondary school	Secondary school	School for the blind	School for the deaf
1950		51,136	2,100	25,878	14,165	4,292	･･･	76	82
1960		60,488	7,207	26,858	12,986	4,598	･･･	76	103
1970		60,782	10,796	24,790	11,040	4,798	･･･	75	108
1980		65,533	14,893	24,945	10,780	5,208	･･･	73	110
1990		65,529	15,076	24,827	11,275	5,506	･･･	70	108
1995		64,869	14,856	24,548	11,274	5,501	･･･	70	107
2000		63,352	14,451	24,106	11,209	5,478	4	71	107
2005		61,092	13,949	23,123	11,035	5,418	19	71	106
2006		60,569	13,835	22,878	10,992	5,385	27	71	104
2007		60,072	13,723	22,693	10,955	5,313	32	･･･	･･･
2008		59,555	13,626	22,476	10,915	5,243	37	･･･	･･･
2009		59,017	13,516	22,258	10,864	5,183	42	･･･	･･･
2010		58,418	13,392	22,000	10,815	5,116	48	･･･	･･･
2011		57,845	13,299	21,721	10,751	5,060	49	･･･	･･･
2012		57,312	13,170	21,460	10,699	5,022	49	･･･	･･･
2013		56,657	13,043	21,131	10,628	4,981	50	･･･	･･･
	(National)	407	49	74	73	15	4	･･･	･･･
	(Local)	40,450	4,817	20,836	9,784	3,646	29	･･･	･･･
	(Private)	15,800	8,177	221	771	1,320	17	･･･	･･･

Number of Schools (2/2)

（unit : school)
FY		School for the other disabled	Schools for special needs education	College of technology	Junior college(2)	University(1)	Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school
1950		3	･･･	･･･	149	201	･･･	4,190
1960		46	･･･	･･･	280	245	･･･	8,089
1970		234	･･･	60	479	382	･･･	8,011
1980		677	･･･	62	517	446	2,520	5,302
1990		769	･･･	62	593	507	3,300	3,436
1995		790	･･･	62	596	565	3,476	2,821
2000		814	･･･	62	572	649	3,551	2,278
2005		825	･･･	63	488	726	3,439	1,830
2006		831	･･･	64	468	744	3,441	1,729
2007		･･･	1,013	64	434	756	3,435	1,654
2008		･･･	1,026	64	417	765	3,401	1,585
2009		･･･	1,030	64	406	773	3,348	1,533
2010		･･･	1,039	58	395	778	3,311	1,466
2011		･･･	1,049	57	387	780	3,266	1,426
2012		･･･	1,059	57	372	783	3,249	1,392
2013		･･･	1,080	57	359	782	3,216	1,330
	(National)	･･･	45	51	－	86	10	－
	(Local)	･･･	1,021	3	19	90	196	9
	(Private)	･･･	14	3	340	606	3,010	1,321

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

Students

Students (1/2)

(unit : person)
FY		Total	Kindergarten	Elementary School	Lower secondary school	Upper secondary school	Secondary school	School for the blind	School for the deaf
1950		19,427,182	224,653	11,191,401	5,332,515	1,935,118	･･･	5,155	11,600
1960		24,457,713	742,367	12,590,680	5,899,973	3,239,416	･･･	10,261	20,723
1970		23,235,009	1,674,625	9,493,485	4,716,833	4,231,542	･･･	9,510	16,586
1980		27,451,909	2,407,093	11,826,573	5,094,402	4,621,930	･･･	8,113	11,577
1990		26,349,707	2,007,964	9,373,295	5,369,162	5,623,336	･･･	5,599	8,169
1995		23,796,698	1,808,432	8,307,246	4,570,390	4,724,945	･･･	4,611	7,257
2000		21,598,920	1,773,682	7,366,079	4,103,717	4,165,434	1,702	4,089	6,818
2005		20,367,965	1,738,766	7,197,458	3,626,415	3,605,242	7,456	3,809	6,639
2006		20,147,205	1,726,520	7,187,417	3,601,527	3,494,513	11,648	3,688	6,544
2007		19,907,976	1,705,402	7,132,874	3,614,552	3,406,561	14,902	･･･	･･･
2008		19,748,904	1,674,163	7,121,781	3,592,378	3,367,489	17,689	･･･	･･･
2009		19,605,281	1,630,336	7,063,606	3,600,323	3,347,311	20,544	･･･	･･･
2010		19,541,832	1,605,912	6,993,376	3,558,166	3,368,693	23,759	･･･	･･･
2011		19,430,606	1,596,170	6,887,292	3,573,821	3,349,255	26,759	･･･	･･･
2012		19,283,319	1,604,225	6,764,619	3,552,663	3,355,609	28,644	･･･	･･･
2013		19,127,474	1,583,610	6,676,920	3,536,182	3,319,640	30,226	･･･	･･･
	（male）	9,878,168	803,539	3,416,071	1,808,914	1,672,326	14,714	･･･	･･･
	（female）	9,249,306	780,071	3,260,849	1,727,268	1,647,314	15,512	･･･	･･･
	(National)	761,500	5,785	42,093	31,437	8,585	3,014	･･･	･･･
	(Local)	12,706,531	274,164	6,556,527	3,255,326	2,287,673	19,134	･･･	･･･
	(Private)	5,659,443	1,303,661	78,300	249,419	1,023,382	8,078	･･･	･･･

Students (2/2)

(unit : person)
FY		School for the other disabled	Schools for special needs education	College of technology	Junior college	University	Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school
1950		110	･･･	･･･	15,098	224,923	･･･	486,609
1960		4,794	･･･	･･･	83,457	626,421	･･･	1,239,621
1970		24,700	･･･	44,314	263,219	1,406,521	･･･	1,352,686
1980		72,122	･･･	46,348	371,124	1,835,312	432,914	724,401
1990		79,729	･･･	52,930	479,389	2,133,362	791,431	425,341
1995		74,966	･･･	56,234	498,516	2,546,649	813,347	321,105
2000		79,197	･･･	56,714	327,680	2,740,023	750,824	222,961
2005		91,164	･･･	59,160	219,355	2,865,051	783,783	163,667
2006		94,360	･･･	59,380	202,254	2,859,212	750,208	149,934
2007		･･･	108,173	59,386	186,667	2,828,708	703,490	147,261
2008		･･･	112,334	59,446	172,726	2,836,127	657,502	137,269
2009		･･･	117,035	59,386	160,976	2,845,908	624,875	134,981
2010		･･･	121,815	59,542	155,273	2,887,414	637,897	129,985
2011		･･･	126,123	59,220	150,007	2,893,489	645,834	122,636
2012		･･･	129,994	58,765	141,970	2,876,134	650,501	120,195
2013		･･･	132,570	58,226	138,260	2,868,872	660,078	122,890
	（male）	･･･	86,264	48,545	16,084	1,652,860	295,354	63,497
	（female）	･･･	46,306	9,681	122,176	1,216,012	364,724	59,393
	(National)	･･･	3,033	52,290	－	614,783	480	－
	(Local)	･･･	128,738	3,881	7,649	146,160	26,483	796
	(Private)	･･･	799	2,055	130,611	2,107,929	633,115	122,094

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

Teachers

Teachers (1/2)

(unit : person)
FY		Total	Kindergarten	Elementary School	Lower secondary school	Upper secondary school	Secondary school	School for the blind	School for the deaf
1950		610,411	8,028	305,520	182,008	82,932	･･･	1,168	1,791
1960		823,303	31,330	360,660	205,988	131,719	･･･	2,055	3,501
1970		1,016,925	66,579	367,941	224,546	202,440	･･･	2,682	4,337
1980		1,267,044	100,958	467,953	251,279	243,592	･･･	3,363	4,755
1990		1,361,434	100,932	444,218	286,065	286,006	･･･	3,381	4,605
1995		1,353,209	102,992	430,958	271,020	281,117	･･･	3,528	4,830
2000		1,320,810	106,067	407,598	257,605	269,027	124	3,459	4,877
2005		1,322,460	110,393	416,833	248,694	251,408	560	3,383	4,974
2006		1,323,418	110,807	417,858	248,280	247,804	818	3,323	4,908
2007		1,326,480	111,239	418,246	249,645	243,953	1,148	･･･	･･･
2008		1,327,655	111,223	419,309	249,509	241,226	1,369	･･･	･･･
2009		1,329,561	110,692	419,518	250,771	239,342	1,576	･･･	･･･
2010		1,333,019	110,580	419,776	250,899	238,929	1,893	･･･	･･･
2011		1,337,391	110,402	419,467	253,104	237,526	2,046	･･･	･･･
2012		1,339,300	110,836	418,707	253,753	237,224	2,192	･･･	･･･
2013		1,338,854	111,111	417,553	254,235	235,062	2,369	･･･	･･･
	（male）	677,795	7,373	156,444	146,114	162,968	1,604	･･･	･･･
	（female）	661,059	103,738	261,109	108,121	72,094	765	･･･	･･･
	(National)	73,309	360	1,843	1,629	575	203	･･･	･･･
	(Local)	940,915	23,793	410,928	237,568	174,716	1,453	･･･	･･･
	(Private)	324,630	86,958	4,782	15,038	59,771	713	･･･	･･･

Teachers (2/2)

(unit : person)
FY		School for the other disabled	Schools for special needs education	College of technology	Junior college	University	Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school
1950		15	･･･	･･･	2,124	11,534	･･･	15,291
1960		534	･･･	･･･	6,394	44,434	･･･	36,688
1970		5,310	･･･	3,245	15,320	76,275	･･･	48,175
1980		25,373	･･･	3,721	16,372	102,989	20,211	26,478
1990		36,812	･･･	4,003	20,489	123,838	31,773	19,312
1995		43,555	･･･	4,306	20,702	137,464	36,433	16,304
2000		49,211	･･･	4,459	16,752	150,563	37,656	13,412
2005		55,275	･･･	4,469	11,960	161,690	41,776	11,045
2006		56,826	･･･	4,471	11,278	164,473	42,171	10,401
2007		･･･	66,807	4,453	11,022	167,636	42,103	10,228
2008		･･･	68,677	4,432	10,521	169,914	41,602	9,873
2009		･･･	70,518	4,400	10,128	172,039	40,922	9,655
2010		･･･	72,803	4,373	9,657	174,403	40,416	9,290
2011		･･･	74,854	4,357	9,274	176,684	40,509	9,168
2012		･･･	76,387	4,337	8,916	177,570	40,424	8,954
2013		･･･	77,663	4,336	8,631	178,669	40,380	8,845
	（male）	･･･	30,803	3,980	4,201	139,639	19,373	5,296
	（female）	･･･	46,860	356	4,430	39,030	21,007	3,549
	(National)	･･･	1,506	3,874	－	63,218	101	－
	(Local)	･･･	75,865	302	544	12,871	2,824	51
	(Private)	･･･	292	160	8,087	102,580	37,455	8,794

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

New Entrants

New Entrants (1/2)

(unit : person)
FY		Kindergarten	Elementary School	Upper secondary school	College of technology	Junior college	University
1950		183,052	2,026,613	722,736	･･･	12,646	91,472
1960		555,356	1,760,960	1,060,423	･･･	42,318	162,922
1970		1,011,640	1,621,635	1,381,998	10,318	126,659	333,037
1980		1,299,741	2,055,669	1,628,069	9,729	178,215	412,437
1990		968,422	1,501,786	1,871,333	11,127	235,195	492,340
1995		818,048	1,300,033	1,551,685	11,313	232,741	568,576
2000		759,342	1,192,258	1,400,228	11,225	141,491	599,655
2005		692,013	1,199,756	1,183,689	11,345	99,431	603,760
2006		671,531	1,181,519	1,157,291	11,330	90,740	603,054
2007		653,656	1,176,236	1,158,117	11,112	84,596	613,613
2008		630,169	1,169,396	1,143,843	11,288	77,339	607,159
2009		596,466	1,142,706	1,130,034	11,280	73,163	608,731
2010		596,586	1,122,283	1,165,758	10,936	72,047	619,119
2011		591,458	1,097,148	1,118,144	10,873	68,432	612,858
2012		574,998	1,061,279	1,134,515	10,994	64,063	605,390
2013		559,259	1,088,481	1,125,329	10,856	64,653	614,183
	（male）	283,186	556,660	568,539	8,901	7,165	339,501
	（female）	276,073	531,821	556,790	1,955	57,488	274,682
	(National)	2,283	6,588	2,875	9,685	－	100,940
	(Local)	128,939	1,069,053	770,288	715	3,431	30,044
	(Private)	428,037	12,840	352,166	456	61,222	483,199

New Entrants (2/2)

(unit : person)
FY		Graduate school			Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school
		Master's course	Doctor's course	Professional Degree course
1950		･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･
1960		3,460	2,223	･･･	･･･	･･･
1970		12,357	3,336	･･･	･･･	818,433
1980		16,844	4,669	･･･	245,849	394,792
1990		30,733	7,813	･･･	454,122	263,058
1995		53,842	13,074	･･･	431,795	185,723
2000		70,336	17,023	･･･	386,471	117,098
2005		77,557	17,553	5,969	386,836	84,048
2006		77,851	17,131	8,899	358,241	71,540
2007		77,451	16,926	9,059	334,417	67,109
2008		77,396	16,271	9,468	306,225	64,053
2009		78,119	15,901	9,247	297,730	62,332
2010		82,310	16,471	8,931	318,324	60,741
2011		79,385	15,685	8,073	312,371	55,533
2012		74,985	15,557	7,545	313,321	54,182
2013		73,353	15,491	7,208	319,527	56,823
	（male）	51,983	10,681	5,133	148,373	31,951
	（female）	21,370	4,810	2,075	171,154	24,872
	(National)	42,902	10,230	2,639	193	-
	(Local)	4,837	1,086	325	9,968	591
	(Private)	25,614	4,175	4,244	309,366	56,232

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

New Graduates

New Graduates (1/2)

(unit : person)
FY		Kindergarten	Lower secondary school	Upper secondary school	Secondary school		Special ed.sch.
					Lower division	Upper division	Lower sec.dept.	Upper sec.dept
1950		180,221	1,588,227	253,278	･･･	･･･	947	507
1960		506,150	1,770,483	933,738	･･･	･･･	2,954	1,592
1970		872,088	1,667,064	1,402,962	･･･	･･･	5,220	2,622
1980		1,323,137	1,723,025	1,399,292	･･･	･･･	7,168	5,020
1990		961,842	1,981,503	1,766,917	･･･	･･･	9,042	10,301
1995		822,209	1,622,198	1,590,720	･･･	･･･	7,307	10,717
2000		728,334	1,464,760	1,328,902	40	38	6,943	11,223
2005		700,745	1,236,363	1,202,738	931	513	7,276	13,022
2006		682,082	1,211,242	1,171,501	1,257	586	7,333	13,853
2007		672,925	1,213,709	1,147,159	2,134	949	7,680	14,284
2008		662,958	1,199,309	1,088,170	2,625	1,018	8,034	14,417
2009		644,771	1,188,032	1,063,581	3,178	1,831	8,345	14,966
2010		631,221	1,227,736	1,069,129	3,381	2,293	8,948	16,073
2011		611,036	1,176,923	1,061,564	3,915	2,510	9,103	16,854
2012		584,417	1,195,204	1,053,180	4,773	3,207	9,280	17,707
2013		595,976	1,185,054	1,088,124	5,208	3,490	9,568	19,439
	（male）	301,652	605,345	547,355	2,494	1,707	6,242	12,568
	（female）	294,324	579,709	540,769	2,714	1,783	3,326	6,871
	(National)	2312	10,512	2,859	549	355	276	404
	(Local)	134,065	1,091,777	759,801	3,345	1,956	9,252	18,950
	(Private)	459,599	82,765	325,464	1,314	1,179	40	85

New Graduates (2/2)

(unit : person)
FY		College of technology	Junior college	University	Graduate school			Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school
					Master's course	Doctor's course	Professional Degree course
1950		･･･	･･･	1,858	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	415,043
1960		･･･	30,401	119,809	3,553	･･･	･･･	･･･	912,042
1970		6,245	114,803	240,921	9,415	3,152	･･･	･･･	1,320,345
1980		7,951	169,930	378,666	15,258	3,614	･･･	202,738	895,973
1990		9,038	208,358	400,103	25,804	5,812	･･･	350,360	645,098
1995		10,189	246,474	493,277	41,681	8,019	･･･	401,317	497,953
2000		9,849	177,909	538,683	56,038	12,375	･･･	336,770	371,582
2005		10,061	104,621	551,016	71,440	15,286	649	348,251	296,753
2006		10,140	99,611	558,184	72,531	15,973	3,524	344,538	276,376
2007		10,207	92,100	559,090	73,993	16,801	6,777	333,863	254,159
2008		10,160	83,900	555,690	73,881	16,281	8,034	310,443	234,655
2009		10,474	78,056	559,539	73,811	16,463	8,292	292,798	218,971
2010		10,126	71,394	541,428	73,220	15,842	8,669	270,328	206,914
2011		10,155	66,871	552,358	74,680	15,892	8,812	266,035	202,383
2012		10,163	65,682	558,692	78,711	16,260	8,562	267,350	199,035
2013		10,101	62,375	558,853	76,511	16,445	8,001	268,292	197,961
	（male）	8,515	6,345	308,817	53,916	11,508	5,780	124,474	118,160
	（female）	1,586	56,030	250,036	22,595	4,937	2,221	143,818	79,801
	(National)	9,050	-	100,134	43,349	11,511	2,707	205	-
	(Local)	688	3,476	27,895	4,774	885	325	9,425	1,095
	(Private)	363	58,899	430,824	28,388	4,049	4,969	258,662	196,866

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

Enrollment and Advancement Rate

Enrollment and Advancement Rate (1/3)

(unit : %)
FY	Kindergarten(1)	Compulsory education		Upper secondary school level
							Upper secondary school(2)
		Elem.sch.	Lower sec.sch.	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1950	8.9	99.64	99.20	･･･	･･･	･･･	42.5	48.0	36.7
1960	28.7	99.82	99.93	･･･	･･･	･･･	57.7	59.6	55.9
1970	53.8	99.83	99.89	･･･	･･･	･･･	82.1	81.6	82.7
1980	64.4	99.98	99.98	･･･	･･･	･･･	94.2	93.1	95.4
1990	64.0	99.99	99.99	95.1	94.0	96.2	94.4	93.2	95.6
1995	63.2	99.99	99.99	96.7	95.8	97.6	95.8	94.7	97.0
2000	61.1	99.98	99.98	97.0	96.3	97.7	95.9	95.0	96.8
2005	58.4	99.97	99.98	97.6	97.3	97.9	96.5	96.1	96.8
2006	57.7	99.97	99.98	97.7	97.4	98.0	96.5	96.2	96.8
2007	57.2	99.97	99.98	97.7	97.4	98.0	96.4	96.1	96.6
2008	56.7	99.96	99.97	97.8	97.6	98.1	96.4	96.2	96.6
2009	56.4	99.96	99.97	97.9	97.7	98.2	96.3	96.2	96.5
2010	56.2	99.96	99.97	98.0	97.8	98.3	96.3	96.1	96.5
2011	55.7	99.95	99.96	98.2	98.0	98.5	96.4	96.2	96.7
2012	55.1	99.95	99.96	98.3	98.0	98.6	96.5	96.2	96.8
2013	54.8	99.96	99.96	98.4	98.1	98.7	96.6	96.2	96.9

Enrollment and Advancement Rate (2/3)

(unit : %)
FY	University & Junior college(3)						Specialized training college
				University & Junior college(4)
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1950	･･･	･･･	･･･	30.3	34.6	17.2	･･･	･･･	･･･
1960	･･･	･･･	･･･	17.2	19.7	14.2	･･･	･･･	･･･
1970	･･･	･･･	･･･	24.2	25.0	23.5	･･･	･･･	･･･
1980	･･･	･･･	･･･	31.9	30.3	33.5	8.6	6.6	10.5
1990	30.6	23.8	37.3	30.5	23.8	37.2	15.8	14.9	16.7
1995	37.6	29.7	45.4	37.5	29.6	45.4	16.7	16.0	17.4
2000	45.1	42.6	47.6	45.1	42.6	47.6	17.2	15.0	19.3
2005	47.3	45.9	48.7	47.2	45.9	48.6	19.0	16.1	22.0
2006	49.4	48.1	50.6	49.3	48.1	50.6	18.2	15.1	21.4
2007	51.2	50.0	52.5	51.2	49.9	52.4	16.8	13.5	20.2
2008	52.9	51.4	54.4	52.8	51.4	54.3	15.3	12.0	18.8
2009	53.9	52.3	55.6	53.9	52.3	55.5	14.7	11.3	18.1
2010	54.3	52.8	56.0	54.3	52.7	55.9	15.9	12.7	19.2
2011	53.9	51.9	55.9	53.9	51.9	55.9	16.2	12.9	19.5
2012	53.6	51.6	55.6	53.5	51.6	55.5	16.8	13.5	20.2
2013	53.2	50.9	55.6	53.2	50.9	55.5	17.0	13.6	20.4

Enrollment and Advancement Rate (3/3)

(unit : %)
FY	University & Junior college(5)			University(6)			Junior college(7)
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1950	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･
1960	10.3	14.9	5.5	8.2	13.7	2.5	2.1	1.2	3.0
1970	23.6	29.2	17.7	17.1	27.3	6.5	6.5	2.0	11.2
1980	37.4	41.3	33.3	26.1	39.3	12.3	11.3	2.0	21.0
1990	36.3	35.2	37.4	24.6	33.4	15.2	11.7	1.7	22.2
1995	45.2	42.9	47.6	32.1	40.7	22.9	13.1	2.1	24.6
2000	49.1	49.4	48.7	39.7	47.5	31.5	9.4	1.9	17.2
2005	51.5	53.1	49.8	44.2	51.3	36.8	7.3	1.8	13.0
2006	52.3	53.7	51.0	45.5	52.1	38.5	6.8	1.5	12.4
2007	53.7	54.9	52.5	47.2	53.5	40.6	6.5	1.4	11.9
2008	55.3	56.5	54.1	49.1	55.2	42.6	6.3	1.3	11.5
2009	56.2	57.2	55.3	50.2	55.9	44.2	6.0	1.2	11.1
2010	56.8	57.7	56.0	50.9	56.4	45.2	5.9	1.3	10.8
2011	56.7	57.2	56.1	51.0	56.0	45.8	5.7	1.2	10.4
2012	56.2	56.8	55.6	50.8	55.6	45.8	5.4	1.2	9.8
2013	55.1	55.1	55.2	49.9	54.0	45.6	5.3	1.1	9.5

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

Percentage of New Graduates Entering Employment

Percentage of New Graduates Entering Employment (1/2)

(unit : %)
FY	Lower secondary school			Upper secondary school			College of technology			Junior college
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1950	45.2	46.2	44.1	44.9	47.9	35.7	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･
1960	38.6	39.7	37.5	61.3	63.7	58.6	･･･	･･･	･･･	58.9	79.5	49.8
1970	16.3	16.5	16.1	58.2	55.4	61.2	96.7	96.8	94.4	70.3	80.5	68.8
1980	3.9	4.5	3.2	42.9	40.2	45.6	89.1	89.0	92.6	76.0	71.8	76.4
1990	2.8	3.7	1.8	35.2	34.2	36.2	85.9	85.6	92.3	87.0	72.9	88.1
1995	1.5	2.2	0.9	25.6	27.9	23.4	74.2	73.6	78.5	65.4	57.3	66.0
2000	1.0	1.5	0.5	18.6	20.7	16.5	59.7	58.4	65.1	56.0	41.3	57.4
2005	0.7	1.0	0.4	17.4	19.8	14.9	53.8	52.3	60.4	65.0	50.6	66.8
2006	0.7	1.0	0.4	18.0	20.5	15.4	53.8	51.8	63.2	67.7	52.1	69.8
2007	0.7	1.0	0.4	18.5	21.2	15.8	54.3	52.3	64.2	70.2	54.0	72.3
2008	0.7	0.9	0.4	19.0	21.8	16.1	54.2	52.1	64.4	72.0	55.9	74.0
2009	0.5	0.7	0.3	18.2	21.1	15.2	53.6	51.6	63.6	69.9	53.1	71.9
2010	0.4	0.6	0.2	15.8	18.4	13.1	51.5	49.2	63.9	65.4	48.0	67.3
2011	0.4	0.6	0.2	16.3	19.4	13.3	54.3	52.9	61.8	68.2	49.5	70.1
2012	0.4	0.6	0.2	16.8	20.0	13.6	57.6	56.1	65.5	70.8	52.1	72.9
2013	0.4	0.6	0.2	17.0	20.3	13.6	58.0	56.2	67.5	73.5	54.0	75.7

Percentage of New Graduates Entering Employment (2/2)

(unit : %)
FY	University			Graduate school
				Master's course			Doctor's course			Professional Degree course
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1950	63.8	64.1	45.2	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･
1960	83.2	86.3	64.1	51.4	52.7	32.9	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･	･･･
1970	78.1	82.8	59.9	56.4	58.1	37.1	62.9	63.6	51.7	･･･	･･･	･･･
1980	75.3	78.5	65.7	63.8	67.2	36.2	62.1	63.9	40.0	･･･	･･･	･･･
1990	81.0	81.0	81.0	73.0	76.8	49.6	65.1	67.4	48.4	･･･	･･･	･･･
1995	67.1	68.7	63.7	67.3	72.1	46.6	62.6	64.9	50.0	･･･	･･･	･･･
2000	55.8	55.0	57.1	62.9	68.3	46.6	55.9	58.6	45.2	･･･	･･･	･･･
2005	59.7	56.6	64.1	67.7	72.6	55.2	57.2	59.9	49.8	76.9	80.0	67.5
2006	63.7	60.5	68.1	70.0	74.8	58.2	57.4	60.3	49.3	33.0	34.8	27.2
2007	67.6	64.0	72.3	72.5	77.0	61.7	58.8	61.7	50.8	26.6	28.9	20.3
2008	69.9	66.4	74.6	75.1	79.6	64.6	63.2	66.3	55.0	30.5	32.5	25.2
2009	68.4	64.6	73.4	74.8	79.4	63.9	64.3	67.8	54.7	30.5	32.1	26.5
2010	60.8	56.4	66.6	71.4	76.0	60.7	61.9	65.4	53.2	34.8	36.1	31.2
2011	61.6	57.0	67.6	72.6	77.1	61.6	63.9	67.5	55.5	37.5	38.5	34.6
2012	63.9	58.9	70.2	73.3	77.9	61.5	67.3	71.8	56.5	43.1	43.6	41.7
2013	67.3	62.3	73.4	73.4	78.6	62.0	65.8	70.1	55.8	45.8	46.2	44.8

Source:MEXT,School Basic Survey

Total Floor Spaces of School Buildings

Total Floor Spaces of School Buildings (1/2)

（unit : 1000m²)
		Total	Kindergarten	Elementary school	Lower secondary school	Upper secondary school	Secondary school	School for the blind	School for the deaf
1955		93,948	1,522	44,773	22,267	13,697	…	165	269
1960		113,468	2,286	52,164	26,907	17,983	…	197	343
1965		138,492	3,291	54,713	33,211	27,248	…	248	414
1970		165,115	5,217	59,831	36,104	34,152	…	326	498
1975		192,521	7,450	68,606	39,945	39,712	…	…	2,120
1980		236,768	11,028	84,225	46,850	47,775	…	…	3,366
1985		269,301	11,691	94,862	54,754	55,732	…	…	4,187
1990		291,301	12,037	99,100	59,296	59,736	…	…	4,659
1995		308,468	12,594	102,389	61,692	62,068	…	…	5,097
2000		321,412	12,169	103,687	63,136	64,302	25	…	5,608
2005		331,767	12,694	104,175	63,598	64,845	80	…	5,922
2006		334,250	12,642	104,175	63,843	64,682	121	…	6,009
2007		336,290	12,672	104,142	63,902	65,193	142	…	…
2008		336,370	12,779	104,136	64,023	64,882	167	…	…
2009		337,701	12,815	104,042	64,094	64,759	188	…	…
2010		339,571	12,815	103,984	64,230	64,558	226	…	…
2011		325,030	12,542	98,035	60,686	60,695	241	…	…
2012		338,122	12,706	103,199	64,036	63,838	257	…	…
2013		339,141	12,742	102,637	63,935	63,752	258	…	…
	(National)	26,328	47	462	447	146	49	…	…
	(Local)	222,052	3,365	100,980	60,457	44,177	…	…	…
	(Private)	90,761	9,330	1,195	3,031	19,429	209	…	…

Total Floor Spaces of School Buildings (2/2)

（unit : 1000m²)
		School for the other disabled	schools for special needs education	College of technology	Junior college	University	Specialized training college	Miscellaneous school	Higher education
1955		4	…	…	743	8,446	…	2,062	9,189
1960		58	…	…	887	9,645	…	2,998	10,532
1965		200	…	478	1,562	13,237	…	3,890	15,277
1970		542	…	1,087	2,919	19,230	…	5,207	23,237
1975		…	…	1,284	3,664	23,705	…	6,037	28,652
1980		…	…	1,386	4,283	28,977	5,266	3,612	34,646
1985		…	…	1,492	5,068	33,426	4,879	3,211	39,986
1990		…	…	1,587	6,228	38,728	7,009	2,922	46,543
1995		…	…	1,682	6,588	44,678	8,331	3,349	52,948
2000		…	…	1,769	6,302	52,909	9,083	2,423	60,979
2005		…	…	1,871	4,677	61,319	10,560	2,026	67,868
2006		…	…	1,856	4,141	62,632	12,226	1,924	68,630
2007		…	6,080	1,858	4,015	64,045	12,341	1,900	69,882
2008		…	6,154	1,860	3,763	65,151	11,593	1,862	70,774
2009		…	6,273	1,862	3,648	66,607	11,581	1,832	72,117
2010		…	6,389	1,864	3,476	68,593	11,621	1,815	73,933
2011		…	6,227	1,861	3,434	68,580	10,974	1,757	73,875
2012		…	6,617	1,860	3,224	69,643	10,960	1,782	74,727
2013		…	6,868	1,865	3,058	71,342	10,900	1,784	76,265
	(National)	…	194	1,694	－	23,288	1	－	24,982
	(Local)	…	6,637	122	206	5,032	1,062	14	5,360
	(Private)	…	37	49	2,852	43,022	9,837	1,770	45,923

(Note) Local Secondary schools are parted into Lower secondary school and Upper secondary school by division.

「Total Expenditure and Public Expenditure on Education, relative to Expenditure on Administration and Gross Domestic Product」

(unit: million yen)
FY	(A) Public Expenditure on Education, etc.	(B) Gross Domestic Product	A/B (％)	(C) National Income	A/C (％)	(D) Expenditure on Administration	A/D (％)
2005	231,230	5,053,494	4.58	3,740,848	6.18	1,477,840	15.65
2006	224,633	5,091,063	4.41	3,781,903	5.94	1,426,633	15.75
2007	227,317	5,130,233	4.43	3,812,392	5.96	1,470,982	15.45
2008	225,102	4,895,201	4.60	3,550,380	6.34	1,491,145	15.10
2009	234,588	4,739,339	4.95	3,443,848	6.81	1,659,122	14.14
2010	228,177	4,800,980	4.75	3,523,103	6.48	1,591,605	14.34
2011	228,805	4,732,826	4.83	3,467,557	6.60	1,647,718	13.89

Total Expenditure on Education by Sphere of Education (FY2011)

Total Expenditure on Education by Sphere of Education (1/2)

(unit: million yen)
FY	Public Expenditure on Education	School Education Expenditure
		Total	Kindergarten	Elementary School	Schools for special needs education	Lower secondary school
2005	23,122,988	18,558,656	488,213	6,366,493	868,127	3,556,609
2006	22,463,347	18,123,006	485,102	6,318,792	882,167	3,521,131
2007	22,731,689	18,278,455	487,121	6,288,213	892,327	3,545,937
2008	22,510,224	18,166,301	487,237	6,208,208	894,824	3,517,985
2009	23,458,813	18,704,840	500,849	6,325,447	910,339	3,603,478
2010	22,817,719	18,275,331	502,536	6,278,396	926,999	3,611,864
2011	23,447,025	18,328,361	507,618	6,121,110	922,835	3,541,291

Total Expenditure on Education by Sphere of Education (2/2)

(unit: million yen)
FY	School Education Expenditure			Expenditure on social Education	Expenditure on educational administration
	Upper secondary school	Higher Education	Specialized training college and Miscellaneous School
2005	3,342,450	3,862,696	74,070	2,043,617	2,520,715
2006	3,298,235	3,548,912	68,666	1,861,003	2,479,338
2007	3,281,567	3,716,131	67,160	1,803,135	2,650,099
2008	3,165,468	3,824,818	67,761	1,711,010	2,632,913
2009	3,135,902	4,159,450	69,375	1,729,079	3,024,894
2010	3,092,519	3,792,179	70,838	1,640,871	2,901,517
2011	3,035,684	4,129,497	70,326	1,574,309	3,544,356

Number of R&D Performing Institutions and Researchers by kind of organization

FY	Total		Business enterprises		Non-profit institution and Public organization		University and College
	Institutions	researchers	Institutions	researchers	Institutions	researchers	Institutions	researchers
2001	27,061	728,215	22,789	421,363	1,245	47,093	3,027	259,759
2002	22,056	756,336	17,903	430,688	1,138	44,938	3,015	280,710
2003	18,468	757,339	14,258	431,190	1,119	44,845	3,091	281,304
2004	29,663	787,264	25,440	458,845	1,103	44,089	3,120	284,330
2005	28,608	790,932	24,290	455,868	1,089	43,917	3,229	291,147
2006	22,201	819,931	17,764	481,496	1,109	42,959	3,328	295,476
2007	23,204	826,565	18,737	483,339	1,057	42,033	3,410	301,193
2008	26,908	827,291	22,370	483,728	1,040	41,071	3,498	302,492
2009	21,558	838,974	17,029	492,805	1,008	40,322	3,521	305,847
2010	18,572	840,293	14,003	490,494	994	40,812	3,575	308,987
2011	19,223	842,868	14,666	490,538	953	40,231	3,604	312,099
2012	16,248	844,430	11,677	490,920	940	39,598	3,631	313,912
2013	17,276	835,701	12,673	481,425	965	39,032	3,638	315,244