Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 159 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan stood at 159. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 159 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2015.
Japan ranks 16th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75 | — |
| 2014 | 65 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 66 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 98 | +48.5% |
| 2018 | 112 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 115 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 143 | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 155 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 139 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 159 | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.57 | 61 | 115 | 7 |
| 2020s | 149 | 139 | 159 | 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 inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan was 159 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 159 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. 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: Students from Egypt, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release