Japan vs Sweden: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
16.0%
in 2023
Sweden
6.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.0% against 6.7% in Sweden, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Sweden's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 83 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2% | 12.5% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 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 Sweden?
- Japan, at 16.0% against 6.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and Sweden?
- 9.3%, with Japan 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 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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