Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender was 0.7946 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.7946 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender in Japan peaked at 0.9664 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7946 GPIA, in 2023.
Japan ranks 46th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9664 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9375 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8897 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8416 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8154 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8196 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8168 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8143 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8078 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8048 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7946 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8696 GPIA | 0.8154 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8054 GPIA | 0.7946 GPIA | 0.8143 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 43 Georgia 0.8011 GPIA compare
- 44 Ecuador 0.8 GPIA compare
- 45 Bulgaria 0.7978 GPIA compare
- 47 Luxembourg 0.7896 GPIA compare
- 48 Mozambique 0.7879 GPIA compare
- 49 Liechtenstein 0.7857 GPIA 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 asia, adjusted gender in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender in Japan was 0.7946 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9664 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7946 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender?
- Japan ranks 46th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, adjusted gender rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Asia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release