In the academic year 2022, around 49 percent of students at public junior high schools in Japan either passed the A1 level test for English based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or were confirmed by teachers to have attained the equivalent level. The ratio increased by nearly 20 percent compared to the academic year 2012. The CEFR is used to assess the language proficiency of the learners. It comprises six levels from A1 for beginners up to C2 for those who have mastered a language.
Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022
academic year 2012 to 2022; the Japanese academicyear starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures include the ratio of students who passed the CEFR A1 level English test and that of students who were confirmed by teachers to have achieved the A1 level (without the actual results.)
The source dose not provide the figures for AY 2020.
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MEXT (Japan). (May 16, 2023). Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of Students at Public Junior High Schools Who Attained A1 English Level Based on The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Cefr) in Japan from Academic Year 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/
MEXT (Japan), Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Ratio of students at public junior high schools who attained A1 English level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2022 [Graph], MEXT (Japan), May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201105/japan-ratio-students-public-junior-high-schools-a1-english-level/
