Japan

08 Dec 2010

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General information

(Source: CIA World Factbook)

  • Capital: Tokyo
  • Head of government: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (16 September 2009)
  • Inhabitants: 127,078,679
  • GDP/per capita: US$ 32,600
  • Economic growth: -5.7%
  • Main languages: Japanese
  • School life expectancy: 15 years
  • Education expenditures: 3.5% of GDP (2005)
  • Internet users: 90.91 million

Higher education

  • Number of students in higher education: 3,938,632 (2008)
  • Number of institutions: 726
  • Number of students in the Netherlands: 300

Other Nuffic resources on Japan

Diploma Recognition Country Module Japan

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