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Figure A-5.  Levels of education in Japan, by age and year of schooling: 2010

NOTE: Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). Ages represent the typical age at the beginning of the school year. Numbers in bold print indicate ages of universal enrollment (i.e., an enrollment rate of over 90 percent). Numbers highlighted represent the age at which compulsory enrollment begins through the age at which compulsory enrollment ends. No meaning should be inferred from width of subdivisions. Duration of first university degree program is generally 4 years in Japan.
SOURCE: Miller, D.C., Sen, A., Malley, L.B., and Burns, S.D. (2009). Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009 (NCES 2009-039). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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