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 94.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 94.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 94.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2014.
Japan ranks 62nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.6% | — |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.6% | 93.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.1% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 94.2% 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 94.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 62nd 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 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release