Japan vs Sweden: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Japan
84.0%
in 2023
Sweden
93.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
65th
Sweden rank
62nd
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 93.3% against 84.0% in Japan, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 78 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 87.5% | 6.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 91.4% | 8.1% | Sweden |
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?
- Sweden, at 93.3% 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 Sweden?
- 9.3%, with Sweden 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 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd 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