In the academic year 2023, approximately 3.7 million people applied for private universities in Japan, of which around 499 thousand succeeded in entering those universities. That year, only around 15 percent of all applicants for admission were newly enrolled at universities.
Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type
(in 1,000s)
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e-Stat (Japan). (December 20, 2023). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). (2023). Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Applicants for Admission and Newly Enrolled Students at Universities in Japan in Academic Year 2023, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of applicants for admission and newly enrolled students at universities in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198174/japan-number-applicants-new-students-universities-by-type/
