各資格の上段は受験者数、下段は合格率のデータで、受験者数の対前年増減率（%）と合格率の対前年増減値（ポイント）を括弧内に示しています。対前年でプラスのものには下線をひいています。なお、合格率は（合格者数÷受験者数）の数値です。
主要な文科系国家資格の受験者数・合格率推移
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
| 新司法試験 | 受 | 7,392 | 8,163 | 8,765 | 8,387 | 7,653 |
| (+18.1%) | (+10.4%) | (+7.4%) | (-4.3%) | (-8.8%) | ||
| 率 | 27.6% | 25.4% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 26.8% | |
| (-5.3%) | (-2.2%) | (-1.9%) | (+1.5%) | (+1.7%) | ||
| 司法試験予備試験 | 受 | 0 | 0 | 6,477 | 7,183 | 9,224 |
| (-) | (-) | (-) | (+10.9%) | (+28.4%) | ||
| 率 | - | - | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% | |
| (-) | (-) | (-) | (+1.3%) | (+0.8%) | ||
| 司法書士 | 受 | 26,774 | 26,958 | 25,696 | 24,048 | 22,494 |
| (-1.2%) | (+0.7%) | (-4.7%) | (-6.4%) | (-6.5%) | ||
| 率 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| (+0.0%) | (+0.1%) | (-0.1%) | (+0.1%) | (+0.1%) | ||
| 行政書士 | 受 | 67,348 | 70,586 | 66,297 | 59,948 | 55,436 |
| (+5.4%) | (+4.8%) | (-6.1%) | (-9.6%) | (-7.5%) | ||
| 率 | 9.1% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.1% | |
| (+2.6%) | (-2.4%) | (+1.4%) | (+1.1%) | (+0.9%) | ||
| 弁理士 | 受 | 9,517 | 9,152 | 7,948 | 7,231 | 6,780 |
| (-2.2%) | (-3.8%) | (-13.2%) | (-9.0%) | (-6.2%) | ||
| 率 | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10.5% | |
| (+2.6%) | (-0.3%) | (+0.8%) | (+1.6%) | (-0.1%) | ||
| 社会保険労務士 | 受 | 52,983 | 55,445 | 53,392 | 51,960 | 49,292 |
| (+11.4%) | (+4.6%) | (-3.7%) | (-2.7%) | (-5.1%) | ||
| 率 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 7.2% | 7.0% | 5.4% | |
| (+0.1%) | (+1.1%) | (-1.4%) | (-0.2%) | (-1.6%) | ||
| 公認会計士 | 受 | 17,371 | 22,579 | 20,790 | 15,653 | 11,738 |
| (+7.1%) | (+30.0%) | (-7.9%) | (-24.7%) | (-25.0%) | ||
| 率 | 12.8% | 9.0% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% | |
| (-5.8%) | (-3.8%) | (-1.8%) | (+1.3%) | (+1.4%) | ||
| 税理士 | 受 | 51,479 | 51,468 | 49,510 | 48,123 | 45,337 |
| (-0.7%) | (-0.0%) | (-3.8%) | (-2.8%) | (-5.8%) | ||
| 率 | 15.9% | 16.4% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 18.4% | |
| (-1.8%) | (+0.5%) | (+1.9%) | (+2.6%) | (-2.5%) | ||
| 中小企業診断士（１次） | 受 | 15,056 | 15,922 | 15,803 | 14,981 | 14,252 |
| (+11.0%) | (+5.8%) | (-0.7%) | (-5.2%) | (-4.9%) | ||
| 率 | 24.1% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 23.5% | 21.7% | |
| (+0.7%) | (-8.2%) | (+0.5%) | (+7.1%) | (-1.8%) | ||
| 中小企業診断士（２次） | 受 | 5,331 | 4,736 | 4,003 | 4,878 | 4,907 |
| (+20.8%) | (-11.2%) | (-15.5%) | (+21.9%) | (+0.6%) | ||
| 率 | 17.8% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 18.5% | |
| (-2.0%) | (+1.7%) | (+0.2%) | (+5.3%) | (-6.5%) | ||
| 不動産鑑定士（短答式） | 受 | 2,835 | 2,600 | 2,171 | 2,003 | 1,827 |
| (-5.6%) | (-8.3%) | (-16.5%) | (-7.7%) | (-8.8%) | ||
| 率 | 26.5% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 30.8% | 29.1% | |
| (+3.9%) | (+0.6%) | (+0.6%) | (+3.1%) | (-1.6%) | ||
| 不動産鑑定士（論文式） | 受 | 1,230 | 1,130 | 1,038 | 910 | 812 |
| (-6.0%) | (-8.1%) | (-8.1%) | (-12.3%) | (-10.8%) | ||
| 率 | 10.1% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 12.1% | |
| (-0.0%) | (-0.7%) | (+1.9%) | (+0.2%) | (+0.6%) | ||
| 土地家屋調査士 | 受 | 6,026 | 5,643 | 5,056 | 4,986 | 4,700 |
| (-0.8%) | (-6.4%) | (-10.4%) | (-1.4%) | (-5.7%) | ||
| 率 | 8.1% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% | |
| (+0.0%) | (+0.3%) | (-0.6%) | (+0.7%) | (+0.4%) | ||
| マンション管理士 | 受 | 19,120 | 17,704 | 17,088 | 16,404 | 15,383 |
| (-0.9%) | (-7.4%) | (-3.5%) | (-4.0%) | (-6.2%) | ||
| 率 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.2% | |
| (-1.1%) | (+1.1%) | (+0.7%) | (-0.2%) | (-0.9%) | ||
| 管理業務主任者 | 受 | 21,113 | 20,620 | 20,625 | 19,460 | 18,852 |
| (+4.4%) | (-2.3%) | (+0.0%) | (-5.6%) | (-3.1%) | ||
| 率 | 20.5% | 20.1% | 20.7% | 21.9% | 22.5% | |
| (+0.2%) | (-0.5%) | (+0.7%) | (+1.1%) | (+0.6%) | ||
| 宅地建物取引主任者 | 受 | 195,515 | 186,542 | 188,572 | 191,169 | 186,304 |
| (-6.6%) | (-4.6%) | (+1.1%) | (+1.4%) | (-2.5%) | ||
| 率 | 17.9% | 15.2% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 15.3% | |
| (+1.6%) | (-2.7%) | (+0.9%) | (+0.6%) | (-1.5%) | ||
| 通関士 | 受 | 10,367 | 9,490 | 9,131 | 8,972 | 8,734 |
| (-0.2%) | (-8.5%) | (-3.8%) | (-1.7%) | (-2.7%) | ||
| 率 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.7% | |
| (-10.0%) | (+2.0%) | (+0.1%) | (-1.3%) | (+3.1%) | ||
| 総合旅行業務取扱管理者 | 受 | 12,664 | 13,351 | 11,833 | 11,534 | 10,832 |
| (+0.7%) | (+5.4%) | (-11.4%) | (-2.5%) | (-6.1%) | ||
| 率 | 25.5% | 37.1% | 25.0% | 30.5% | 25.7% | |
| (-8.8%) | (+11.6%) | (-12.1%) | (+5.5%) | (-4.8%) | ||
| 国内旅行業務取扱管理者 | 受 | 16,470 | 16,287 | 14,998 | 15,042 | 15,241 |
| (+6.4%) | (-1.1%) | (-7.9%) | (+0.3%) | (+1.3%) | ||
| 率 | 40.1% | 32.8% | 35.9% | 36.8% | 30.9% | |
| (+7.9%) | (-7.3%) | (+3.1%) | (+0.9%) | (-5.9%) | ||
