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 0.8219 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.8219 GPIA for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 0.8219 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7638 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Japan 73rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7638 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7663 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7728 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7778 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7847 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7954 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8057 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8152 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8219 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7731 GPIA | 0.7638 GPIA | 0.7847 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8095 GPIA | 0.7954 GPIA | 0.8219 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 70 New Zealand 0.9756 GPIA compare
- 71 Madagascar 0.972 GPIA compare
- 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9412 GPIA compare
- 74 Oman 0.5949 GPIA compare
- 75 Malaysia 0.5881 GPIA compare
- 76 British Virgin Islands 0.5448 GPIA compare
More education data for Japan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2023)
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 0.8219 GPIA 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 0.8219 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7638 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 73rd out of 78 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 up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release