11-year School Education Course

Foreign Credential Evaluations (in general)

Q: Is a person who has graduated from high school in a country with an 11-year primary and secondary education curriculum eligible for admission to a university in Japan?

A: Yes, the person may be eligible.

In countries with an 11-year primary and secondary education course, the following (※) are designated individually; therefore, graduating from a high school in that country will qualify a student for university admission. In addition, if there is no individual designation, eligibility for admission to a university will be recognized upon completion of a preparatory education curriculum designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, after completing the curriculum in that country.

(※) Designated courses (As of June 2024. For the latest information, please refer to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) website https://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/highered/title02/detail02/sdetail02/1395423.html

- Ukraine: “Pouna Zaharina Serednya Osvita”(complete general secondary education)

- Republic of Uzbekistan: "Shikora Suredoneva Oburazovanya" (secondary education)

- Republic of Kazakhstan: "Obschchee Srednee Obrazovanie"（ordinary secondary education）

- Republic of Sudan: "Almadrasat Alththanawia" (upper secondary education)

- Republic of Belarus: "Torechiya Sutopeni Opushiebuo Suredonebuo Oburazobuaniya" (the third stage of ordinary secondary education)

- Republic of Peru: "Escuela Secundaria" (secondary school education)

- Republic of the Union of Myanmar: "Atettan Asin Pinnyaie" (upper secondary education)

- Russian Federation: "Obschchee Srednee Obrazovanie" (ordinary secondary education)

(The content of this Q&A is quoted from the University Admission Qualifications Guide ver.2 written by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. NIC-Japan produced this English translation.)