Japan+(AG)

[|Japanese Education Graph]

Introduction:

Japanese education played a pivotal role in the reconstruction of their economy after World War II. Compulsory education is intact in elementary and secondary education. Private schooling is also incredibly popular in Japan.

Primary: As of 2007 7,220,111 of males & females participated in primary schooling. The entrance age is 6 which is one year prior to the entrance age in China. Kindergarten is popular for children to begin their educational experience.

Secondary: 7,427,059 males & females participate in secondary education which shows in increase to the number of primary participants. This raises the question about the influx of people to move to Japan and participate in their secondary education. It is important to note that vocational and technical education is also offered in Japan much like China. There is a large amount of participants in vocational and technical education with  922,184 in 2007.

Tertiary: The total number of male and female students is 4,032,625. However, as of 2007 there are only 1,062,444 graduates. 7.2% of participates are studying in the field of education.

Human & Financial Resources:

Females dominate the field of primary education with 250,742 whereas, there are only 64.9 male. There is a combined number of 607,663 male & female secondary teachers as of 2007.