*Compulsory education schools provide nine-year comprehensive education from the first grade to the ninth grade. **Except for correspondence upper secondary schools.. ***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.
Including those undertaking further education while in employment.
The share is calculated by dividing the number of students entering employment by the total number of graduates in the year and multiplying the result by 100.
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Ratio of new graduates entering employment Japan 2025 by institution type and gender
In 2025, around  percent of female students who enrolled in universities in Japan entered employment after graduation. By comparison, about *** percent of female students who graduated from lower secondary schools or compulsory education schools began to work in that year.
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