Japan vs New Zealand: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
94.2%
in 2023
New Zealand
92.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
New Zealand rank
64th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.2% against 92.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 64th of 78 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.7% | 94.9% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 1.0% | 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 New Zealand?
- Japan, at 94.2% against 92.2% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and New Zealand?
- 2.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 64th 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, male (%). 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