Higher education lasts with a certain first degree after 3 to 6 years.

Her formal education lasted for seven years before she got married.

Secondary education begins from grade 9 and lasts for four years.

Primary education begins at age six and lasts five years.

Secondary education, beginning at age eleven, lasted a further six years.

Medical education in Japan lasts six years, and begins directly after high school.

Higher education is anything beyond upper secondary school, and normally lasts 3 years or more.

Primary education can last for 4, 6 or 8 years.

Starting from 2007, higher education now lasts 5 years.

Preschool education usually lasts for 2 years, before they proceed to primary school at age 7.