All you need to know about education in Japan
A selection of websites from our database is provided below concerning the following topics:
- Springe zu: Overviews of the education system in Japan
- Springe zu: Educational reports on and education statistics for Japan
You will find further websites and literature on Japan here:
- Websites on Japan
- Literature on Japan
(German Education Research Portal)
Overviews of the education system in Japan
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles 
Egypt; Ethiopia; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium [...]
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). [...]
International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA) (1996-2013) 
international; Australia; Canada; England; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan [...]
INCA (1996-2013) provided descriptions of government policy on education in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, [...]
White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2001-2017 
Japan
This page of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology lists and links to a whole series of reports:
* White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2001-2017 (In Japan, it is commonly understood that White Papers are government annual reports)
* Japanese Government Policies [...]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology White Paper (English) 2018-2022 [courtesy translation] 
Japan
This Japanese-language site links to Japanese education reports in English. It is a site of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In Japan, "white papers" usually refer to the government's annual reports. You can find Education reports from [...]
Educational reports on and education statistics for Japan
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles 
Egypt; Ethiopia; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium [...]
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). [...]
Statistical Compendia Japan 
Japan
Each of the statistical compendia - Japan Statistical Yearbook, Japan Monthly Statistics, Statistical Handbook of Japan, Historical Statistics of Japan - contains a chapter on education with data on all fields of education.
Japan Fact Sheet. Education- Foundation for Growth and Prosperity. Introduction 
Japan
This website provides an overview of the development of the Japanese education system. Further links lead to a historical outline, schools and curricula (with statistical data), and a site describing the challenge of educational reform in terms of individualisation and internationalisation.
Child Research Net. A Research Site for the Future of Kids 
Japan
The project "Child Research Net" defines itself as a non profit organisation concerned with educational aspects in Japan. Its addressees are teachers, researchers, and young academics. It provides links to online publications on education related topics, an archive that can be searched for specific topics, a mailing list and a link list [...]
International Human Development Indicators - Country Profiles 
international; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia [...]
This page provides a country list with fact sheets on the Human Development Index (HDI). The index focuses on three measurable dimensions of human development: health, education and standard of living. The fact sheets are [...]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 
Japan
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ( MEXT) is one of the most important ministries in Japan. Information, statistics, research projects and outcomes are presented here. The National Institute for Educational Policy Research of Japan is affiliated to MEXT.
Schulsysteme und informatische Bildung
im internationalen Vergleich 
Switzerland; Germany; Austria; Poland; France; Portugal; Hungary; Estonia; Lithuania; Finland; Japan; New Zealand [...]
In 2007, the TU Dresden finished a comparative analysis of the school systems and informatics education within 13 different European and international countries. The research intended to create the basics for an overview on [...]
Japan - Informatics Education 
Japan
In 2007, the TU Dresden finished a comparative analysis of the school systems and informatics education within 13 different European and international countries. The research intended to create the basics for an overview on informatics education concentrating on primary and secondary schools all over the world by neglecting the fields of [...]
White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2001-2017 
Japan
This page of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology lists and links to a whole series of reports:
* White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2001-2017 (In Japan, it is commonly understood that White Papers are government annual reports)
* Japanese Government Policies [...]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology White Paper (English) 2018-2022 [courtesy translation] 
Japan
This Japanese-language site links to Japanese education reports in English. It is a site of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In Japan, "white papers" usually refer to the government's annual reports. You can find Education reports from [...]
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