Japan vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
94.2%
in 2023
Samoa
90.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Samoa rank
65th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.2% against 90.1% in Samoa, a difference of 4.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 62nd and Samoa ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 76.9% | 16.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 76.9% | 17.4% | 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 Samoa?
- Japan, at 94.2% against 90.1% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and Samoa?
- 4.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Samoa ranks 65th 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