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Japan - Expected Years of School 12

World Bank HCI · updated 2026-10-03 · 219 economies tracked

Latest value

12 (2025)

Global rank

##2 of 219 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2010

1×

Ranking Race — Expected Years of School

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#152010201520202025#2#22020 overtook Gibraltar
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Real annual global ranks, 2010 - 2025. Japan climbed from #2 to #2 (overtook Gibraltar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2020
Overtook Gibraltar in global rank auto

Expected Years of School, 2010-2025

World Bank HCI · years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20102015202020251212.3312.6713

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