Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted 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: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted 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% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4814 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6129 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- 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)
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