The average age of university teachers has risen to 49.1 years, the highest ever, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 2016 Interim Report on School Teacher Statistics.On the contrary, the percentage of young teachers under the age of 30 is decreasing with each survey, and the aging of teachers is likely to become an issue in the future.
As of October 2016, 10, the survey targeted universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology nationwide, and investigated the age, gender, educational background, years of service, etc. of teachers.
According to the report, the number of university faculty members nationwide was 18, an increase of about 4,838 from the previous survey in 2013.Of these, female teachers account for 7,500%.It is 23.8 points higher than the 22.1% of the previous survey.
The average age is 49.8 for male teachers and 46.8 for female teachers.From the previous survey, males increased by 0.1 years and females increased by 0.7 years, and the overall increase was 0.2 years. 50% of all teachers are over 46.3 years old. The population is aging year by year, with 2004% in 43.7, 2007% in 44.1, 2010% in 45.3, and 46.0% in the previous survey.
30歳未満の教員が占める割合は2.5％。2004年の3.0％、2007年の3.1％、2010年の2.8％、2013年の2.5％と、高年齢の教員が増えるのに比例して減少が続いている。
The situation before hiring is 10.9% in total for undergraduate graduates and graduate school graduates.The majority are hired from other sources, with clinicians accounting for 28.1% and private companies accounting for 9.5%.Postdoctoral fellows at the institute remained at 6.7%.
