Japan School Year Calculator
Which grade a child is in this school year in Japan, where the year starts on 1 April and groups children born 2 April to 1 April.
Japan's school year starts on 1 April and groups children born 2 April to 1 April, so a child born in mid-2016 is in Shōgakkō 4 (4th grade) in the 2026 school year and finishes high school in March 2035.
Japan School Year Calculator
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It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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