Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.1538 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1538 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 0.6 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1538 GPIA, in 2020.
Japan ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2857 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3333 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 GPIA | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.375 GPIA | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1538 GPIA | -69.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2083 GPIA | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2083 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1538 GPIA | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4134 GPIA | 0.2857 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1811 GPIA | 0.1538 GPIA | 0.2083 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 0.1538 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 0.6 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1538 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 40th out of 47 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 down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Mali, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release