Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.33 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 1.33 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6875 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 9th of 56 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6875 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8125 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9167 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9048 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9048 GPIA | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.33 GPIA | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9455 GPIA | 0.6875 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.33 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 1.33 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 1.33 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6875 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 56 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 93.9%. 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 Israel, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release