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| pupils
/ students 生徒 seito 学生 gakusei |
| People in
Japan are receiving
compulsory education at elementary schools (3 years starting at the age
of six) and junior high schools (3 years). In 1998 the attendance rate
for the nine years was 99,98%. The rate of advancement to senior
high schools (3 years) stood at 96,8%. The rate of advancement to
universities
(4 years) and junior colleges (2 years) reached 48,2 %. |
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