Japanese

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2002)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

3.5% of GDP (2005)

Government
Japan

Country name:

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon