Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.2214 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan is 0.2214 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 0.2981 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1792 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Japan 52nd out of 63 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 Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.227 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2677 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2981 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2837 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2916 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2379 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1924 GPIA | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1798 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1792 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1892 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2214 GPIA | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2569 GPIA | 0.1924 GPIA | 0.2981 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1924 GPIA | 0.1792 GPIA | 0.2214 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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: students from in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan was 0.2214 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2981 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1792 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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: Students from Bangladesh, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release