Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.6783 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6783 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 0.6783 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3304 GPIA, in 2016.
Japan ranks 49th of 66 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: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4583 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5077 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.371 GPIA | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3304 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3973 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4766 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5085 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5918 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5904 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5106 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6783 GPIA | +32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4357 GPIA | 0.3304 GPIA | 0.5085 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5928 GPIA | 0.5106 GPIA | 0.6783 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
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 0.6783 GPIA 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 0.6783 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3304 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 66 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 48.0%. 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 Kenya, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release