In March 2025, the Japanese Educational Qualifications Framework received official endorsement, thereby establishing it as the legitimate guide to qualifications awarded within Japan's school system.

The Japanese Educational Qualifications Framework aims to increase the transparency and social understanding of Japanese educational qualifications at home and abroad and ensure qualification holders who wish to pursue higher education or find employment will not be disadvantaged. It was formulated through mapping based on legal grounds such as course completion requirements and admission eligibility. The result of research conducted by the Research Department of NIAD-QE has served as the base for the formulation, and it was endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.