Compulsory education in Japan is for nine years which consists of six-year elementary school with entering age of six and three-year junior high school with entering age of twelve.
Ang kompulsaryong edukasyon sa bansang Hapon ay 9 na taon at binubuo ng 6 taong elementarya mula sa edad na 6 taon gulang at 3 taong junior high mula sa edad na 12 taon gulang.