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Data of the test in 2017 (December)
| Level | N1 | N2 | N3 | N4 | N5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Applicants | 44,029 | 62,404 | 52,901 | 18,190 | 3,679 | 181,203 |
| Examinees※ | 39,616 | 57,374 | 48,471 | 16,759 | 3,280 | 165,500 | |
| Certified | 12,278 | 16,425 | 14,907 | 4,680 | 2,033 | 50,323 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
31.0% | 28.6% | 30.8% | 27.9% | 62.0% | 30.4% | |
| Overseas | Applicants | 80,973 | 101,151 | 74,761 | 61,986 | 60,630 | 379,501 |
| Examinees※ | 69,322 | 86,145 | 60,855 | 51,643 | 49,809 | 317,774 | |
| Certified | 22,010 | 34,593 | 26,432 | 18,504 | 23,972 | 125,511 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
31.8% | 40.2% | 43.4% | 35.8% | 48.1% | 39.5% | |
| Japan・Overseas Total |
Applicants | 125,002 | 163,555 | 127,662 | 80,176 | 64,309 | 560,704 |
| Examinees※ | 108,938 | 143,519 | 109,326 | 68,402 | 53,089 | 483,274 | |
| Certified | 34,288 | 51,018 | 41,339 | 23,184 | 26,005 | 175,834 | |
| Percentage Certified(%) |
31.5% | 35.5% | 37.8% | 33.9% | 49.0% | 36.4% |
※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 (1.08MB) |
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| Applicants, Examinees and Certification Results | PDF (149KB) |
| Number of Applicants and Examinees by Test Site | PDF (225KB) |
| Special Testing Accommodations | PDF (148KB) |
| Average Scores and Standard Deviations, Highest and Lowest Scores | PDF (255KB) |
| Cumulative Distribution of Scaled Scores | PDF (521KB) |
| Statistics for the Tests through 2009 | PDF (174KB) |
| Statistics for the Tests from 2010 | PDF (188KB) |
| Whole | PDF (1.93MB) |
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