Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan
Japan: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 22.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan is 22.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 29.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2023.
Japan ranks 17th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.3% | — |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.4% | 29.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.5% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan was 22.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release