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Japan’s Development and Education - Past, Present and Future -c105
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Primary(participation) Primary(completion) Secondary
Upper Secondary Higher(4year) Higher
Figure 1. Phases of Educational Development 1875-2015
Source: MEXST, Japan, School Fundamental Survey, various years
year and two-year institutions) approached the seventy-percent level by 2000.
From the economic perspective, this is the period of accelerated economic
growth.
The relation between education and economic growth shifted from one
phase to another.
Phase 1: Commitment to primary education
One of the foremost characteristics of Japanese development was the
firm determination to establish primary education as the basis of national
