Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.5944 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.5944 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 0.6582 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3562 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 23rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3562 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3702 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.405 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4229 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5016 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5203 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5353 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6134 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6582 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5654 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5944 GPIA | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4445 GPIA | 0.3562 GPIA | 0.5353 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6078 GPIA | 0.5654 GPIA | 0.6582 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 asia: students from in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan was 0.5944 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 0.6582 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3562 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 46 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 66.9%. 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 Cambodia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release