Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan is 38, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2016.
Japan ranks 20th of 104 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 | 19 | — |
| 2014 | 13 | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 19 | +58.3% |
| 2018 | 32 | +68.4% |
| 2019 | 41 | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 38 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.29 | 12 | 41 | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.75 | 38 | 40 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 17 Niger 72 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 49 compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46 compare
- 20 Romania 38 compare
- 22 Switzerland 36 compare
- 23 India 35 compare
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 38 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 41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 104 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 100.0%. 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release