Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.9286 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.9286 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5745 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Japan 35th out of 52 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.37 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8378 GPIA | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5745 GPIA | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +95.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9091 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7966 GPIA | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8548 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8113 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9286 GPIA | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.5745 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.7966 GPIA | 0.9286 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 33 Türkiye 0.9479 GPIA compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 0.9425 GPIA compare
- 36 Belarus 0.8667 GPIA compare
- 37 Finland 0.8333 GPIA compare
- 38 Hong Kong, China 0.7632 GPIA compare
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 0.9286 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 1.37 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5745 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 52 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 down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Kyrgyzstan, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release