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Changes in Number of University/College Students in Japan, 1949-2014

Along with the increasing of universities/colleges, the number of university/college students is also increasing. According to a survey conducted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2.855 million students are studying at universities/colleges in Japan.

Figure: Changes in Number of Universities/Colleges Students in Japan, 1949-2014

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  • National = National Universities
  • Municipal = Municipal Universities
  • Private = Private Universities

 

Table : Changes in Number of Universities/Colleges Students in Japan, 1949-2014

(by type of university/college, by gender)

  Total National Municipal Private Men Women
1949 126,868 38,687 3,799 84,382 118,732 8,136
1950 224,923 80,185 8,451 136,287 207,599 17,324
1951 313,158 119,659 13,163 180,336 283,975 29,183
1952 399,513 156,871 17,480 225,162 358,262 41,251
1953 446,927 169,677 21,024 256,226 396,262 50,665
1954 491,956 181,032 23,118 287,806 432,543 59,413
1955 523,355 186,055 24,936 312,364 458,274 65,081
1956 547,253 189,702 25,707 331,844 478,391 68,862
1957 564,454 189,655 26,077 348,722 493,302 71,152
1958 578,060 189,740 26,527 361,793 504,644 73,416
1959 597,697 191,516 27,394 378,787 518,877 78,820
1960 626,421 194,227 28,569 403,625 540,455 85,966
1961 670,192 200,233 30,299 439,660 574,086 96,106
1962 727,104 207,581 32,132 487,391 617,739 109,365
1963 794,100 215,334 34,731 544,035 671,918 122,182
1964 852,572 225,406 35,923 591,243 718,968 133,604
1965 937,556 238,380 38,277 660,899 785,437 152,119
1966 1,044,296 256,603 42,539 745,154 866,881 177,415
1967 1,160,425 274,858 45,350 840,217 957,205 203,220
1968 1,270,189 291,345 48,412 930,432 1,041,891 228,298
1969 1,354,827 302,022 50,078 1,002,727 1,110,859 243,968
1970 1,406,521 309,587 50,111 1,046,823 1,153,776 252,745
1971 1,468,538 316,444 49,389 1,102,705 1,199,892 268,646
1972 1,529,163 320,712 49,234 1,159,217 1,241,622 287,541
1973 1,597,282 333,273 49,623 1,214,386 1,282,016 315,266
1974 1,659,338 342,296 49,925 1,267,117 1,316,170 343,168
1975 1,734,082 357,772 50,880 1,325,430 1,365,824 368,258
1976 1,791,786 372,490 51,500 1,367,796 1,403,743 388,043
1977 1,839,363 382,243 51,992 1,405,128 1,434,569 404,794
1978 1,862,262 390,688 51,976 1,419,598 1,451,720 410,542
1979 1,846,368 398,359 51,748 1,396,261 1,438,431 407,937
1980 1,835,312 406,644 52,082 1,376,586 1,429,783 405,529
1981 1,822,117 415,353 52,071 1,354,693 1,419,113 403,004
1982 1,817,650 425,141 52,632 1,339,877 1,412,523 405,127
1983 1,834,493 435,512 53,517 1,345,464 1,419,163 415,330
1984 1,843,153 442,503 54,117 1,346,533 1,418,141 425,012
1985 1,848,698 449,373 54,944 1,344,381 1,414,297 434,401
1986 1,879,532 461,427 55,717 1,362,388 1,426,851 452,681
1987 1,934,483 477,250 57,358 1,399,875 1,457,091 477,392
1988 1,994,616 491,539 59,216 1,443,861 1,486,559 508,057
1989 2,066,962 504,890 61,264 1,500,808 1,521,721 545,241
1990 2,133,362 518,609 64,140 1,550,613 1,549,207 584,155
1991 2,205,516 528,687 66,694 1,610,135 1,580,325 625,191
1992 2,293,269 543,198 69,522 1,680,549 1,620,932 672,337
1993 2,389,648 561,822 74,182 1,753,644 1,665,124 724,524
1994 2,481,805 582,601 78,797 1,820,407 1,706,156 775,649
1995 2,546,649 598,723 83,812 1,864,114 1,724,756 821,893
1996 2,596,667 610,219 87,878 1,898,570 1,732,520 864,147
1997 2,633,790 614,669 91,642 1,927,479 1,734,356 899,434
1998 2,668,086 617,348 95,976 1,954,762 1,737,215 930,871
1999 2,701,104 621,126 101,062 1,978,916 1,741,614 959,490
2000 2,740,023 624,082 107,198 2,008,743 1,747,711 992,312
2001 2,765,705 622,679 112,523 2,030,503 1,739,307 1,026,398
2002 2,786,032 621,487 116,705 2,047,840 1,726,088 1,059,944
2003 2,803,980 622,404 120,463 2,061,113 1,716,549 1,087,431
2004 2,809,295 624,389 122,864 2,062,042 1,708,456 1,100,839
2005 2,865,051 627,850 124,910 2,112,291 1,740,151 1,124,900
2006 2,859,212 628,947 127,872 2,102,393 1,731,738 1,127,474
2007 2,828,708 627,402 129,592 2,071,714 1,701,957 1,126,751
2008 2,836,127 623,811 131,970 2,080,346 1,695,372 1,140,755
2009 2,845,908 621,800 136,913 2,087,195 1,687,518 1,158,390
2010 2,887,414 625,048 142,523 2,119,843 1,701,834 1,185,580
2011 2,893,489 623,304 144,182 2,126,003 1,693,307 1,200,182
2012 2,876,134 618,134 145,578 2,112,422 1,670,000 1,206,134
2013 2,868,872 614,783 146,160 2,107,929 1,652,860 1,216,012
2014 2,854,949 612,147 147,981 2,094,821 1,635,203 1,219,746

Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

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