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Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 26, 2024
In the academic year 2023, around 516 thousand students aged 18 years old were newly enrolled in universities in Japan. Students are normally 18 years old when they enter universities directly after they finish the 12th grade. As it is common to prepare for another year to enter higher-ranked universities, roughly 91 thousand students were aged 19 years old.
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Japan
Survey time period
academic year 2023; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
enrolled students as of May 1; the age of students as of May 1
Supplementary notes
Figures include both enrolments for daytime classes and evening classes.
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