Australia vs Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
17.8%
in 2024
Japan
22.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
18th
Japan rank
17th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 22.5% against 17.8% in Australia, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 83 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 27.2% | 24.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 23.7% | 11.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 22.5% against 17.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Australia and Japan?
- 4.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release