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 84.0% 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 %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 84.0% 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.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Japan peaked at 84.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2014.
Japan ranks 65th 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 | 79.1% | — |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.2% | 79.1% | 81.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.3% | 84.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 84.0% 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 84.0% 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 79.1% in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 65th 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 6.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release