*A professional degree in Japan refers to a degree from a postgraduate program that prepares a student for a particular profession, such as law schools, business schools, or graduate schools of teacher education.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of students at universities Japan 2025, by degree level
In 2025, the number of students enrolled in bachelor programs at universities in Japan amounted to over *** million, while the number of students in doctoral programs reached about *. That year, around ** percent of undergraduate students at universities were female students.
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MEXT (Japan). (December 26, 2025). Number of students attending universities in Japan in 2025, by degree level (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1190497/japan-number-students-universities-by-degree-level/
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Number of students attending universities in Japan in 2025, by degree level (in 1,000s) [Graph], MEXT (Japan), December 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1190497/japan-number-students-universities-by-degree-level/
