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 16.0% 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
In 2023, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 20.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2023.
That places Japan 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.9% | — |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (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 16.0% 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 20.9% 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 16.0% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 19th 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 23.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release