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As of May 2021, the largest share of undergraduate students at Japanese universities studied social sciences as their major. That year, more than 2.6 million university students were enrolled in undergraduate studies in Japan, with female students accounting for around 45.5 percent of the student body.
Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 21, 2022). Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of Undergraduate University Students in Japan 2021, by Major Subject." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Distribution of undergraduate university students in Japan 2021, by major subject [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648010/japan-undergraduate-student-share-by-subject/