Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender was 0.547 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.547 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender in Japan peaked at 0.547 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3317 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 57th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3317 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3407 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3748 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4091 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4031 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4186 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4267 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4704 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5117 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5073 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.547 GPIA | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3864 GPIA | 0.3317 GPIA | 0.4267 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5091 GPIA | 0.4704 GPIA | 0.547 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender in Japan was 0.547 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.547 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3317 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender?
- Japan ranks 57th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, adjusted gender rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. 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 Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release