Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1,960 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,960 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 2,405 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 624, in 2015.
Japan ranks 7th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 859 | — |
| 2014 | 691 | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 624 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 765 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 1,087 | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 1,543 | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 2,043 | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 2,375 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 2,405 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,178 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,960 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,087 | 624 | 2,043 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,230 | 1,960 | 2,405 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 1,960 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 2,405 in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 624 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 103 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 up 128.2%. 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 Asia: Students from Bangladesh, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release