The following data show the changes in the number of postgraduate college students in Japan between 1954 and 2016.
Figure: Changes in the Number of Postgraduate Colleges Students in Japan
| Year | Students | Men | Women |
| 1954 | 8,300 | 7,896 | 404 |
| 1955 | 10,174 | 9,581 | 593 |
| 1956 | 12,030 | 11,336 | 694 |
| 1957 | 13,226 | 12,432 | 794 |
| 1958 | 14,308 | 13,402 | 906 |
| 1959 | 15,350 | 14,303 | 1,047 |
| 1960 | 15,734 | 14,621 | 1,113 |
| 1961 | 16,637 | 15,411 | 1,226 |
| 1962 | 18,062 | 16,723 | 1,339 |
| 1963 | 20,719 | 19,190 | 1,529 |
| 1964 | 24,145 | 22,302 | 1,843 |
| 1965 | 28,454 | 26,311 | 2,143 |
| 1966 | 32,785 | 30,316 | 2,469 |
| 1967 | 36,469 | 33,656 | 2,813 |
| 1968 | 37,661 | 34,520 | 3,141 |
| 1969 | 39,423 | 35,943 | 3,480 |
| 1970 | 40,957 | 37,381 | 3,576 |
| 1971 | 41,637 | 37,873 | 3,764 |
| 1972 | 44,749 | 40,763 | 3,986 |
| 1973 | 46,146 | 42,016 | 4,130 |
| 1974 | 46,415 | 42,146 | 4,269 |
| 1975 | 48,464 | 43,917 | 4,547 |
| 1976 | 51,856 | 47,050 | 4,806 |
| 1977 | 53,251 | 48,101 | 5,150 |
| 1978 | 53,267 | 47,705 | 5,562 |
| 1979 | 53,244 | 47,321 | 5,923 |
| 1980 | 53,992 | 47,733 | 6,259 |
| 1981 | 55,594 | 48,813 | 6,781 |
| 1982 | 58,642 | 51,229 | 7,413 |
| 1983 | 62,000 | 53,972 | 8,028 |
| 1984 | 65,692 | 57,105 | 8,587 |
| 1985 | 69,688 | 60,506 | 9,182 |
| 1986 | 74,271 | 64,018 | 10,253 |
| 1987 | 78,914 | 67,501 | 11,413 |
| 1988 | 82,476 | 70,323 | 12,153 |
| 1989 | 85,263 | 72,187 | 13,076 |
| 1990 | 90,238 | 75,672 | 14,566 |
| 1991 | 98,650 | 81,823 | 16,827 |
| 1992 | 109,108 | 89,499 | 19,609 |
| 1993 | 122,360 | 99,092 | 23,268 |
| 1994 | 138,752 | 110,627 | 28,125 |
| 1995 | 153,423 | 120,433 | 32,990 |
| 1996 | 164,350 | 127,032 | 37,318 |
| 1997 | 171,547 | 130,851 | 40,696 |
| 1998 | 178,901 | 134,589 | 44,312 |
| 1999 | 191,125 | 141,954 | 49,171 |
| 2000 | 205,311 | 151,095 | 54,216 |
| 2001 | 216,322 | 157,350 | 58,972 |
| 2002 | 223,512 | 160,767 | 62,745 |
| 2003 | 231,489 | 165,196 | 66,293 |
| 2004 | 244,024 | 172,588 | 71,436 |
| 2005 | 254,480 | 178,746 | 75,734 |
| 2006 | 261,049 | 182,394 | 78,655 |
| 2007 | 262,113 | 182,433 | 79,680 |
| 2008 | 262,686 | 182,660 | 80,026 |
| 2009 | 263,989 | 183,414 | 80,575 |
| 2010 | 271,454 | 189,321 | 82,133 |
| 2011 | 272,566 | 190,032 | 82,534 |
| 2012 | 263,289 | 182,829 | 80,460 |
| 2013 | 255,386 | 176,986 | 78,400 |
| 2014 | 251,013 | 173,368 | 77,645 |
| 2015 | 249,474 | 171,643 | 77,831 |
| 2016 | 249,588 | 170,985 | 78,603 |
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 学校基本調査 年次統計
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