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Data of the test in 2012 (December)
| Level | N1 | N2 | N3 | N4 | N5 | Total | |
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| Japan | Applicants | 32,917 | 21,139 | 10,085 | 6,961 | 1,416 | 72,518 |
| Examinees※ | 30,296 | 19,612 | 9,422 | 6,562 | 1,307 | 67,199 | |
| Certified | 7,998 | 7,919 | 2,668 | 2,371 | 945 | 21,901 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
26.4% | 40.4% | 28.3% | 36.1% | 72.3% | 32.6% | |
| Overseas | Applicants | 86,004 | 79,513 | 47,301 | 36,799 | 34,178 | 283,795 |
| Examinees※ | 75,250 | 69,790 | 39,763 | 31,620 | 29,700 | 246,123 | |
| Certified | 17,411 | 25,617 | 12,722 | 11,783 | 16,225 | 83,758 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
23.1% | 36.7% | 32.0% | 37.3% | 54.6% | 34.0% | |
| Japan・Overseas Total |
Applicants | 118,921 | 100,652 | 57,386 | 43,760 | 35,594 | 356,313 |
| Examinees※ | 105,546 | 89,402 | 49,185 | 38,182 | 31,007 | 313,322 | |
| Certified | 25,409 | 33,536 | 15,390 | 14,154 | 17,170 | 105,659 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
24.1% | 37.5% | 31.3% | 37.1% | 55.4% | 33.7% |
※The number of examinees includes those who took only some of the test sections of the test.
| Overview of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test | PDF (1.0MB) |
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| Applicants, Examinees and Certification Results | PDF (125KB) |
| Number of Applicants and Examinees by Test Site | PDF (185KB) |
| Special Testing Arrangements for People with Disabilities | PDF (124KB) |
| Average Scores and Standard Deviations, Highest and Lowest Scores | PDF (128KB) |
| Cumulative Distribution of Scaled Scores | PDF (391KB) |
| Statistics for the Tests through 2009 | PDF (153KB) |
| Statistics for the Tests from 2010 | PDF (205KB) |
| Whole | PDF (1.5MB) |
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