Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.36 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 0.36 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Japan peaked at 0.6216 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.36 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Japan 47th out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.3958 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4681 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5349 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5454 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6216 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5625 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5238 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5854 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3636 GPIA | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.36 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5326 GPIA | 0.3958 GPIA | 0.6216 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4582 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 0.5854 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 44 Serbia 0.4286 GPIA compare
- 45 India 0.3839 GPIA compare
- 46 Türkiye 0.3812 GPIA compare
- 48 Egypt 0.1765 GPIA compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 0.0127 GPIA compare
- 50 Brazil 0 GPIA
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 0 GPIA compare
- 50 Hong Kong, China 0 GPIA compare
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 GPIA
- 50 Sri Lanka 0 GPIA
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 0.36 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 0.6216 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Japan ranks 47th out of 54 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 9.1%. 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 Uganda, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release