Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 11 for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 83.3% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 11 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2016.
That places Japan 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | — |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +83.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.57 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.25 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 40 compare
- 17 Spain 27 compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14 compare
- 19 Mali 11 compare
- 21 Switzerland 8 compare
- 21 Ukraine 8 compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 11 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 11 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 120 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 57.1%. 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 Mauritania, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release