Japan vs Sweden: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
5.8%
in 2023
Sweden
6.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
22nd
Sweden rank
21st
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 14.3% | 7.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 8.7% | 3.0% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.2% 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 Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 21st 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