The following data shows the changes in the 4 year-college going rate in Japan between 1955 and 2016.
| Year | 4 year-college going rate (%) |
| 1955 | 7.9 |
| 1956 | 7.8 |
| 1957 | 9.0 |
| 1958 | 8.6 |
| 1959 | 8.1 |
| 1960 | 8.2 |
| 1961 | 9.3 |
| 1962 | 10.0 |
| 1963 | 12.0 |
| 1964 | 15.5 |
| 1965 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 11.8 |
| 1967 | 12.9 |
| 1968 | 13.8 |
| 1969 | 15.4 |
| 1970 | 17.1 |
| 1971 | 19.4 |
| 1972 | 21.6 |
| 1973 | 23.4 |
| 1974 | 25.1 |
| 1975 | 27.2 |
| 1976 | 27.3 |
| 1977 | 26.4 |
| 1978 | 26.9 |
| 1979 | 26.1 |
| 1980 | 26.1 |
| 1981 | 25.7 |
| 1982 | 25.3 |
| 1983 | 24.4 |
| 1984 | 24.8 |
| 1985 | 26.5 |
| 1986 | 23.6 |
| 1987 | 24.7 |
| 1988 | 25.1 |
| 1989 | 24.7 |
| 1990 | 24.6 |
| 1991 | 25.5 |
| 1992 | 26.4 |
| 1993 | 28.0 |
| 1994 | 30.1 |
| 1995 | 32.1 |
| 1996 | 33.4 |
| 1997 | 34.9 |
| 1998 | 36.4 |
| 1999 | 38.2 |
| 2000 | 39.7 |
| 2001 | 39.9 |
| 2002 | 40.5 |
| 2003 | 41.3 |
| 2004 | 42.4 |
| 2005 | 44.2 |
| 2006 | 45.5 |
| 2007 | 47.2 |
| 2008 | 49.1 |
| 2009 | 50.2 |
| 2010 | 50.9 |
| 2011 | 51.0 |
| 2012 | 50.8 |
| 2013 | 49.9 |
| 2014 | 51.5 |
| 2015 | 51.5 |
| 2016 | 52.0 |
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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