Changes in Number of University/College Teachers and Officials in Japan, 1949-2014
Some people say, Japan has been founding new universities/colleges year by year in order to create new jobs for postdoctoral persons.
According to a survey conducted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of college teachers are increasing, like the below. But most of them are part-time teachers.
18 years-old population is decreasing and continues to decrease for decades. Therefore some universities/colleges may close. This situation is very dangerous for teachers of universities/colleges.
Figure 1 : Changes in Number of University/College Full-time Teachers in Japan, 1949-2014
- National = National Universities
- Municipal = Municipal Universities
- Private = Private Universities
Figure 2 : Changes in Number of University/College Part-time Teachers in Japan, 1949-2014
Figure 3 : Changes in Number of University/College Officials in Japan, 1950-2014
Table 1 : Changes in Number of University/College Full-time Teachers in Japan, 1949-2014
Total | National | Municipal | Private | Men | Women | |
1949 | 7,437 | 2,178 | 796 | 4,463 | 6,884 | 553 |
1950 | 11,534 | 5,492 | 1,083 | 4,959 | 10,885 | 649 |
1951 | 17,475 | 10,233 | 1,935 | 5,307 | 16,438 | 1,037 |
1952 | 23,123 | 11,899 | 3,082 | 8,142 | 21,731 | 1,392 |
1953 | 32,819 | 21,009 | 3,654 | 8,156 | 31,236 | 1,583 |
1954 | 36,489 | 22,442 | 4,175 | 9,872 | 34,584 | 1,905 |
1955 | 38,010 | 22,680 | 4,417 | 10,913 | 36,031 | 1,979 |
1956 | 39,289 | 23,377 | 4,277 | 11,635 | 37,200 | 2,089 |
1957 | 40,444 | 23,546 | 4,360 | 12,538 | 38,223 | 2,221 |
1958 | 41,481 | 23,886 | 4,382 | 13,213 | 39,155 | 2,326 |
1959 | 42,775 | 24,100 | 4,509 | 14,166 | 40,242 | 2,533 |
1960 | 44,434 | 24,410 | 4,725 | 15,299 | 41,741 | 2,693 |
1961 | 45,471 | 24,954 | 4,737 | 15,780 | 42,545 | 2,926 |
1962 | 47,850 | 25,964 | 4,833 | 17,053 | 44,647 | 3,203 |
1963 | 50,911 | 27,251 | 4,981 | 18,679 | 47,262 | 3,649 |
1964 | 54,408 | 28,525 | 5,015 | 20,868 | 50,324 | 4,084 |
1965 | 57,445 | 29,828 | 5,089 | 22,528 | 53,212 | 4,233 |
1966 | 62,642 | 31,523 | 5,075 | 26,044 | 57,708 | 4,934 |
1967 | 66,738 | 33,028 | 5,261 | 28,449 | 61,389 | 5,349 |
1968 | 71,786 | 35,147 | 5,174 | 31,465 | 65,997 | 5,789 |
1969 | 74,706 | 36,374 | 5,272 | 33,060 | 68,506 | 6,200 |
1970 | 76,275 | 36,840 | 5,342 | 34,093 | 69,821 | 6,454 |
1971 | 78,848 | 37,720 | 5,556 | 35,572 | 72,246 | 6,602 |
1972 | 80,959 | 38,660 | 5,519 | 36,780 | 74,130 | 6,829 |
1973 | 83,838 | 39,849 | 5,535 | 38,454 | 76,976 | 6,862 |
1974 | 86,576 | 40,868 | 5,512 | 40,196 | 79,382 | 7,194 |
1975 | 89,648 | 42,020 | 5,602 | 42,026 | 82,113 | 7,535 |
1976 | 92,929 | 43,274 | 5,650 | 44,005 | 85,090 | 7,839 |
1977 | 95,470 | 44,213 | 5,656 | 45,601 | 87,408 | 8,062 |
1978 | 98,173 | 45,409 | 5,697 | 47,067 | 89,895 | 8,278 |
1979 | 100,735 | 46,642 | 5,699 | 48,394 | 92,275 | 8,460 |
1980 | 102,989 | 47,842 | 5,794 | 49,353 | 94,359 | 8,630 |
1981 | 105,117 | 48,818 | 5,869 | 50,430 | 96,264 | 8,853 |
1982 | 107,422 | 49,850 | 5,950 | 51,622 | 98,392 | 9,030 |
1983 | 109,139 | 50,642 | 6,021 | 52,476 | 99,923 | 9,216 |
1984 | 110,662 | 51,194 | 6,033 | 53,435 | 101,280 | 9,382 |
1985 | 112,249 | 51,475 | 6,053 | 54,721 | 102,667 | 9,582 |
1986 | 113,877 | 51,752 | 6,132 | 55,993 | 104,141 | 9,736 |
1987 | 115,863 | 52,100 | 6,199 | 57,564 | 105,924 | 9,939 |
1988 | 118,513 | 52,735 | 6,258 | 59,520 | 108,005 | 10,508 |
1989 | 121,140 | 53,188 | 6,369 | 61,583 | 110,278 | 10,862 |
1990 | 123,838 | 53,765 | 6,592 | 63,481 | 112,439 | 11,399 |
1991 | 126,445 | 54,289 | 6,846 | 65,310 | 114,612 | 11,833 |
1992 | 129,024 | 54,952 | 7,043 | 67,029 | 116,644 | 12,380 |
1993 | 131,833 | 55,839 | 7,591 | 68,403 | 118,730 | 13,103 |
1994 | 134,849 | 56,673 | 7,894 | 70,282 | 120,970 | 13,879 |
1995 | 137,464 | 57,488 | 8,256 | 71,720 | 122,712 | 14,752 |
1996 | 139,608 | 58,258 | 8,509 | 72,841 | 124,003 | 15,605 |
1997 | 141,782 | 58,855 | 8,880 | 74,047 | 125,217 | 16,565 |
1998 | 144,310 | 59,557 | 9,420 | 75,333 | 126,525 | 17,785 |
1999 | 147,579 | 60,205 | 10,026 | 77,348 | 128,545 | 19,034 |
2000 | 150,563 | 60,673 | 10,513 | 79,377 | 130,249 | 20,314 |
2001 | 152,572 | 60,973 | 10,769 | 80,830 | 131,105 | 21,467 |
2002 | 155,050 | 60,930 | 10,860 | 83,260 | 132,160 | 22,890 |
2003 | 156,155 | 60,882 | 10,977 | 84,296 | 132,200 | 23,955 |
2004 | 158,770 | 60,897 | 11,188 | 86,685 | 133,397 | 25,373 |
2005 | 161,690 | 60,937 | 11,426 | 89,327 | 134,740 | 26,950 |
2006 | 164,473 | 60,712 | 11,743 | 92,018 | 135,876 | 28,597 |
2007 | 167,636 | 60,991 | 11,786 | 94,859 | 137,113 | 30,523 |
2008 | 169,914 | 61,019 | 12,073 | 96,822 | 137,862 | 32,052 |
2009 | 172,039 | 61,246 | 12,402 | 98,391 | 138,509 | 33,530 |
2010 | 174,403 | 61,689 | 12,646 | 100,068 | 139,349 | 35,054 |
2011 | 176,684 | 62,702 | 12,813 | 101,169 | 140,260 | 36,424 |
2012 | 177,570 | 62,825 | 12,876 | 101,869 | 139,850 | 37,720 |
2013 | 178,669 | 63,218 | 12,871 | 102,580 | 139,639 | 39,030 |
2014 | 180,882 | 64,252 | 13,015 | 103,615 | 140,139 | 40,743 |
Table 2 : Changes in Number of University/College Part-time Teachers in Japan, 1949-2014
Total | National | Municipal | Private | |
1949 | 4,128 | 1,094 | 252 | 2,782 |
1950 | 7,798 | 2,748 | 313 | 4,737 |
1951 | 5,805 | 1,338 | 492 | 3,975 |
1952 | 13,855 | 5,194 | 1,054 | 7,607 |
1953 | 10,767 | 3,141 | 955 | 6,671 |
1954 | 12,680 | 3,222 | 811 | 8,647 |
1955 | 13,759 | 3,718 | 790 | 9,251 |
1956 | 15,307 | 3,997 | 1,007 | 10,303 |
1957 | 14,901 | 3,517 | 1,155 | 10,229 |
1958 | 14,780 | 3,486 | 912 | 10,382 |
1959 | 15,334 | 3,625 | 1,109 | 10,600 |
1960 | 16,587 | 4,090 | 1,094 | 11,403 |
1961 | 18,228 | 4,473 | 1,122 | 12,633 |
1962 | 19,419 | 5,173 | 1,312 | 12,934 |
1963 | 21,651 | 5,697 | 1,392 | 14,562 |
1964 | 22,745 | 6,410 | 1,252 | 15,083 |
1965 | 25,759 | 6,974 | 1,606 | 17,179 |
1966 | 30,538 | 8,205 | 1,813 | 20,520 |
1967 | 34,393 | 9,111 | 2,145 | 23,137 |
1968 | 35,499 | 10,039 | 1,999 | 23,461 |
1969 | 38,840 | 9,739 | 2,195 | 26,906 |
1970 | 42,696 | 10,897 | 2,272 | 29,527 |
1971 | 43,973 | 12,895 | 2,327 | 28,751 |
1972 | 47,753 | 13,391 | 2,554 | 31,808 |
1973 | 50,810 | 14,798 | 2,762 | 33,250 |
1974 | 53,981 | 15,604 | 2,992 | 35,385 |
1975 | 57,637 | 17,245 | 3,165 | 37,227 |
1976 | 60,164 | 18,555 | 2,980 | 38,629 |
1977 | 63,434 | 19,739 | 3,318 | 40,377 |
1978 | 63,979 | 19,909 | 3,356 | 40,714 |
1979 | 67,022 | 21,716 | 3,402 | 41,904 |
1980 | 65,750 | 21,291 | 3,459 | 41,000 |
1981 | 69,312 | 21,444 | 3,544 | 44,324 |
1982 | 70,675 | 21,575 | 3,718 | 45,382 |
1983 | 72,147 | 21,612 | 3,747 | 46,788 |
1984 | 74,266 | 22,249 | 3,616 | 48,401 |
1985 | 76,767 | 23,152 | 3,898 | 49,717 |
1986 | 78,856 | 23,478 | 4,022 | 51,356 |
1987 | 81,171 | 23,930 | 4,251 | 52,990 |
1988 | 83,926 | 24,611 | 4,378 | 54,937 |
1989 | 87,140 | 25,106 | 4,711 | 57,323 |
1990 | 90,113 | 25,680 | 4,844 | 59,589 |
1991 | 94,866 | 26,628 | 4,999 | 63,239 |
1992 | 98,673 | 27,706 | 4,850 | 66,117 |
1993 | 103,652 | 28,967 | 5,273 | 69,412 |
1994 | 107,688 | 29,467 | 5,709 | 72,512 |
1995 | 112,668 | 30,646 | 6,301 | 75,721 |
1996 | 117,818 | 32,301 | 6,660 | 78,857 |
1997 | 123,916 | 34,760 | 7,224 | 81,932 |
1998 | 128,370 | 35,831 | 8,021 | 84,518 |
1999 | 132,776 | 37,359 | 8,294 | 87,123 |
2000 | 137,568 | 38,189 | 8,712 | 90,667 |
2001 | 143,047 | 39,221 | 8,997 | 94,829 |
2002 | 149,388 | 40,060 | 9,407 | 99,921 |
2003 | 154,670 | 40,113 | 9,810 | 104,747 |
2004 | 158,675 | 37,406 | 10,570 | 110,699 |
2005 | 162,393 | 36,321 | 11,869 | 114,203 |
2006 | 163,765 | 33,616 | 11,881 | 118,268 |
2007 | 168,218 | 34,571 | 12,138 | 121,509 |
2008 | 174,419 | 35,039 | 12,767 | 126,613 |
2009 | 180,475 | 37,244 | 13,511 | 129,720 |
2010 | 185,231 | 37,970 | 14,024 | 133,237 |
2011 | 188,220 | 38,030 | 13,895 | 136,295 |
2012 | 191,308 | 38,697 | 14,468 | 138,143 |
2013 | 192,958 | 39,310 | 14,710 | 138,938 |
2014 | 194,122 | 39,449 | 15,191 | 139,482 |
Table 3 : Changes in Number of University/College Officials in Japan, 1950-2014
Total | National | Municipal | Private | |
1950 | 29,901 | 22,396 | 2,374 | 5,131 |
1951 | 25,888 | 19,952 | 1,530 | 4,406 |
1952 | 47,218 | 32,422 | 5,184 | 9,612 |
1953 | 48,427 | 33,080 | 5,303 | 10,044 |
1954 | 50,711 | 33,706 | 6,175 | 10,830 |
1955 | 51,132 | 32,720 | 6,248 | 12,164 |
1956 | 51,599 | 32,268 | 5,974 | 13,357 |
1957 | 52,689 | 32,348 | 6,373 | 13,968 |
1958 | 54,931 | 32,804 | 6,243 | 15,884 |
1959 | 57,147 | 33,977 | 6,559 | 16,611 |
1960 | 58,848 | 34,140 | 7,358 | 17,350 |
1961 | 61,181 | 34,940 | 7,576 | 18,665 |
1962 | 71,374 | 43,308 | 8,241 | 19,825 |
1963 | 75,196 | 45,142 | 8,663 | 21,391 |
1964 | 79,536 | 46,361 | 8,989 | 24,186 |
1965 | 84,248 | 47,749 | 9,180 | 27,319 |
1966 | 88,838 | 48,859 | 9,355 | 30,624 |
1967 | 92,455 | 49,860 | 9,590 | 33,005 |
1968 | 95,840 | 52,347 | 8,338 | 35,155 |
1969 | 99,512 | 53,130 | 8,895 | 37,487 |
1970 | 100,590 | 53,567 | 8,939 | 38,084 |
1971 | 104,053 | 54,340 | 9,389 | 40,324 |
1972 | 110,156 | 54,374 | 9,662 | 46,120 |
1973 | 114,384 | 54,599 | 9,962 | 49,823 |
1974 | 117,716 | 55,021 | 9,379 | 53,316 |
1975 | 123,144 | 55,703 | 9,402 | 58,039 |
1976 | 128,075 | 56,604 | 9,341 | 62,130 |
1977 | 132,536 | 57,994 | 9,291 | 65,251 |
1978 | 137,219 | 59,420 | 9,280 | 68,519 |
1979 | 140,691 | 60,529 | 9,329 | 70,833 |
1980 | 143,669 | 61,672 | 9,394 | 72,603 |
1981 | 147,308 | 62,656 | 9,420 | 75,232 |
1982 | 150,259 | 63,328 | 9,548 | 77,383 |
1983 | 151,888 | 63,352 | 9,695 | 78,841 |
1984 | 154,607 | 64,033 | 9,816 | 80,758 |
1985 | 154,368 | 63,383 | 9,694 | 81,291 |
1986 | 156,149 | 63,088 | 9,768 | 83,293 |
1987 | 158,193 | 62,534 | 9,933 | 85,726 |
1988 | 160,390 | 61,833 | 9,982 | 88,575 |
1989 | 159,894 | 61,083 | 9,912 | 88,899 |
1990 | 160,496 | 60,649 | 10,289 | 89,558 |
1991 | 162,299 | 60,607 | 10,378 | 91,314 |
1992 | 164,552 | 60,290 | 10,684 | 93,578 |
1993 | 167,235 | 59,965 | 11,026 | 96,244 |
1994 | 170,040 | 59,563 | 11,178 | 99,299 |
1995 | 170,972 | 59,286 | 11,289 | 100,397 |
1996 | 171,765 | 59,018 | 11,375 | 101,372 |
1997 | 171,727 | 58,486 | 11,474 | 101,767 |
1998 | 172,131 | 57,559 | 11,694 | 102,878 |
1999 | 174,486 | 57,640 | 11,924 | 104,922 |
2000 | 174,370 | 57,280 | 12,033 | 105,057 |
2001 | 174,320 | 56,546 | 11,976 | 105,798 |
2002 | 174,838 | 56,011 | 11,978 | 106,849 |
2003 | 175,796 | 55,493 | 11,858 | 108,445 |
2004 | 177,111 | 55,545 | 11,815 | 109,751 |
2005 | 179,521 | 56,470 | 11,940 | 111,111 |
2006 | 182,962 | 57,448 | 12,134 | 113,380 |
2007 | 188,876 | 60,205 | 12,071 | 116,600 |
2008 | 195,375 | 62,132 | 12,380 | 120,863 |
2009 | 200,159 | 63,428 | 12,763 | 123,968 |
2010 | 203,389 | 64,974 | 12,965 | 125,450 |
2011 | 210,139 | 67,593 | 13,305 | 129,241 |
2012 | 214,269 | 69,371 | 13,663 | 131,235 |
2013 | 219,784 | 71,511 | 14,312 | 133,961 |
2014 | 227,472 | 75,556 | 15,183 | 136,733 |
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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