The following data shows the changes in the number of 4 year-college student enrollments in Japan between 1955 and 2016.
Figure: The Changes in the Number of 4 Year-College Student Enrollments in Japan, 1955-2016
| Year | College student enrollments |
| 1955 | 132,296 |
| 1956 | 135,740 |
| 1957 | 137,451 |
| 1958 | 142,584 |
| 1959 | 151,879 |
| 1960 | 162,922 |
| 1961 | 175,832 |
| 1962 | 197,211 |
| 1963 | 211,681 |
| 1964 | 217,763 |
| 1965 | 249,917 |
| 1966 | 292,958 |
| 1967 | 312,747 |
| 1968 | 325,632 |
| 1969 | 329,374 |
| 1970 | 333,037 |
| 1971 | 357,821 |
| 1972 | 376,147 |
| 1973 | 389,560 |
| 1974 | 407,528 |
| 1975 | 423,942 |
| 1976 | 420,616 |
| 1977 | 428,412 |
| 1978 | 425,718 |
| 1979 | 407,635 |
| 1980 | 412,437 |
| 1981 | 413,236 |
| 1982 | 414,536 |
| 1983 | 420,458 |
| 1984 | 416,002 |
| 1985 | 411,993 |
| 1986 | 436,896 |
| 1987 | 465,503 |
| 1988 | 472,965 |
| 1989 | 476,786 |
| 1990 | 492,340 |
| 1991 | 521,899 |
| 1992 | 541,604 |
| 1993 | 554,973 |
| 1994 | 560,815 |
| 1995 | 568,576 |
| 1996 | 579,148 |
| 1997 | 586,688 |
| 1998 | 590,743 |
| 1999 | 589,559 |
| 2000 | 599,655 |
| 2001 | 603,953 |
| 2002 | 609,337 |
| 2003 | 604,785 |
| 2004 | 598,331 |
| 2005 | 603,760 |
| 2006 | 603,054 |
| 2007 | 613,613 |
| 2008 | 607,159 |
| 2009 | 608,731 |
| 2010 | 619,119 |
| 2011 | 612,858 |
| 2012 | 605,390 |
| 2013 | 614,183 |
| 2014 | 608,247 |
| 2015 | 617,507 |
| 2016 | 618,423 |
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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