Japan vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
5.8%
in 2023
Samoa
9.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
22nd
Samoa rank
19th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.9% against 5.8% in Japan, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 19th of 83 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 23.1% | 16.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 23.1% | 17.4% | Samoa |
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, Japan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.9% against 5.8% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and Samoa?
- 4.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 19th 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, male (%). 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