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 5.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2014
All-time low
5.7%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2023
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 5.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 7.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
Japan ranks 22nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.4% | — |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Samoa 9.9% compare
- 20 New Zealand 7.8% compare
- 21 Sweden 6.2% compare
- 23 Senegal 1.1% compare
- 24 Albania 0.0%
- 24 Andorra 0.0%
- 24 Armenia 0.0%
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 24 Belgium 0.0%
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 24 Belarus 0.0%
- 24 Brazil 0.0%
- 24 Canada 0.0%
- 24 Switzerland 0.0%
- 24 Chile 0.0%
- 24 China 0.0%
- 24 Cameroon 0.0%
- 24 Colombia 0.0%
- 24 Cyprus 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0%
- 24 Germany 0.0%
- 24 Denmark 0.0%
- 24 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 24 Ecuador 0.0%
- 24 Spain 0.0%
- 24 France 0.0%
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0%
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Indonesia 0.0%
- 24 Israel 0.0%
- 24 Italy 0.0%
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 24 Cambodia 0.0%
- 24 South Korea 0.0%
- 24 Kuwait 0.0%
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 24 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Macao 0.0%
- 24 Morocco 0.0%
- 24 Monaco 0.0%
- 24 Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Mexico 0.0%
- 24 Netherlands 0.0%
- 24 Norway 0.0%
- 24 Panama 0.0%
- 24 Peru 0.0%
- 24 Poland 0.0%
- 24 Portugal 0.0%
- 24 Palestine 0.0%
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 24 Singapore 0.0%
- 24 El Salvador 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Slovenia 0.0%
- 24 Seychelles 0.0%
- 24 Togo 0.0%
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 24 Turkey 0.0%
- 24 Ukraine 0.0%
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 5.8% 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 7.4% 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 5.7% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 22nd 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 22.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release