Japan vs Sweden: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
94.2%
in 2023
Sweden
93.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Sweden rank
63rd
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.2% against 93.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 63rd of 78 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 85.7% | 7.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 91.3% | 3.0% | 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 Sweden?
- Japan, at 94.2% against 93.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 63rd 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