Japan vs Rwanda: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
16.0%
in 2023
Rwanda
32.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Rwanda rank
16th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 32.7% against 16.0% in Japan, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Rwanda ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 16th of 83 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 100.0% | 81.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 13.5% | 3.1% | 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, Japan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 32.7% 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 Japan and Rwanda?
- 16.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 16th 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