Japan vs Malaysia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
0.8219 GPIA
in 2023
Malaysia
0.5881 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
73rd
Malaysia rank
75th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8219 GPIA against 0.5881 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2338 GPIA.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 75th of 78 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7813 GPIA | 0.6272 GPIA | 0.1541 GPIA | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8095 GPIA | 0.6359 GPIA | 0.1737 GPIA | 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 Malaysia?
- Japan, at 0.8219 GPIA against 0.5881 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.2338 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 75th 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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