Ghana vs Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
86.0%
in 2024
Japan
77.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
65th
Japan rank
67th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 86.0% against 77.5% in Japan, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 65th and Japan ranks 67th of 78 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.2% | 73.2% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 0.1% | 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 86.0% 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 Ghana and Japan?
- 8.5%, 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 65th 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