Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.9 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 0.9 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Japan 14th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.7778 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4286 GPIA | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5714 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4286 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4444 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9091 GPIA | +104.5% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9 GPIA | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5533 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.7778 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.855 GPIA | 0.4444 GPIA | 1.17 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 0.9 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 1.17 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 62 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 15.7%. 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 Iraq, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release