Australia vs Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
82.2%
in 2024
Japan
77.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
66th
Japan rank
67th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 82.2% against 77.5% in Japan, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 66th and Japan ranks 67th of 78 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 72.8% | 24.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 76.3% | 11.0% | Australia |
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 82.2% against 77.5% 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?
- 4.7%, 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 66th and Japan ranks 67th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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