Inbound internationally: Students from Rwanda … Rwanda adjusted in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally: Students from Rwanda … Rwanda adjusted was 0.3939 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 0.3939 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 0.3939 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0909 GPIA, in 2015.
Japan ranks 38th of 52 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: Students from Rwanda … Rwanda adjusted in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3636 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2143 GPIA | -41.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0909 GPIA | -57.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2308 GPIA | +153.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2727 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.15 GPIA | -45.0% |
| 2019 | 0.175 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2143 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.35 GPIA | +63.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3044 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3939 GPIA | +29.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3939 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5781 GPIA, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3939 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.322 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2139 GPIA | 0.0909 GPIA | 0.3636 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3156 GPIA | 0.2143 GPIA | 0.3939 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- 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)
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 0.3939 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 0.3939 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0909 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 38th out of 52 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 8.3%. 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 Rwanda, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release