Number of female university students Japan 2014-2023
In 2023, there were approximately 1.3 million female students enrolled at Japanese universities, up from about 1.2 million students in 2014. At the same time, there were about 1.6 million male university students in 2023.
Profile of female students
Recently, over 44 percent of all university students in Japan are women. Japanese female students are inclined to choose social studies as their undergraduate major, while they indicate a preference for engineering for postgraduate studies. Women with an undergraduate degree have the highest success rate of entering employment directly after graduation, closely followed by those who graduated from junior colleges.
Women are strengthening the nation
The number of women studying at universities in Japan has consistently increased, along with the female employment rate. Women account for more than half of Japan's total population, and they also have one of the longest life expectancies in the world. Consequently, further inclusion of women into society is considered one of the measures that will compensate for the loss of employable people due to Japan's shrinking population size.
