Australia vs Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
17.9%
in 2024
Japan
16.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Japan rank
19th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.9% against 16.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Japan ranks 19th 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 | 3.2% | 19.2% | 16.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 16.7% | 3.0% | 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?
- Australia, at 17.9% against 16.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Australia and Japan?
- 1.9%, with Australia 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 17th and Japan 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, both sexes (%). 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