Ghana vs Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
17.9%
in 2024
Japan
16.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
18th
Japan rank
19th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 17.9% against 16.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 83 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 18.9% | 11.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 16.7% | 8.5% | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, 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 Ghana and Japan?
- 1.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 18th 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