Changes in the 2 year-college Going Rate in Japan, 1955-2016
The following data shows the changes in the 2 year-college going rate in Japan between 1955 and 2016. Recently the 2 year-college going rate is decreasing.

| Year | 2 year-college-going rate (%) |
| 1955 | 2.2 |
| 1956 | 2.1 |
| 1957 | 2.2 |
| 1958 | 2.1 |
| 1959 | 2.0 |
| 1960 | 2.1 |
| 1961 | 2.5 |
| 1962 | 2.8 |
| 1963 | 3.5 |
| 1964 | 4.4 |
| 1965 | 4.1 |
| 1966 | 4.3 |
| 1967 | 5.0 |
| 1968 | 5.4 |
| 1969 | 6.0 |
| 1970 | 6.5 |
| 1971 | 7.4 |
| 1972 | 8.2 |
| 1973 | 9.3 |
| 1974 | 10.1 |
| 1975 | 11.2 |
| 1976 | 11.3 |
| 1977 | 11.3 |
| 1978 | 11.5 |
| 1979 | 11.3 |
| 1980 | 11.3 |
| 1981 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 11.0 |
| 1983 | 10.7 |
| 1984 | 10.8 |
| 1985 | 11.1 |
| 1986 | 11.1 |
| 1987 | 11.4 |
| 1988 | 11.6 |
| 1989 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | 11.7 |
| 1991 | 12.2 |
| 1992 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 12.9 |
| 1994 | 13.2 |
| 1995 | 13.1 |
| 1996 | 12.7 |
| 1997 | 12.4 |
| 1998 | 11.8 |
| 1999 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | 9.4 |
| 2001 | 8.6 |
| 2002 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 6.3 |
| 2009 | 6.0 |
| 2010 | 5.9 |
| 2011 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 4.9 |
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
学校基本調査 年次統計
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?bid=000001015843&cycode=0
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/Xlsdl.do?sinfid=000018434812
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