Japan vs New Zealand: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
84.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
90.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
65th
New Zealand rank
63rd
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 90.9% against 84.0% in Japan, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 65th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 78 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 93.5% | 12.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 91.7% | 8.4% | New Zealand |
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?
- New Zealand, at 90.9% against 84.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Japan and New Zealand?
- 6.9%, with New Zealand 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 65th and New Zealand 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, both sexes (%). 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