Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1,910 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,910 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 2,052 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 153, in 1998.
Japan ranks 4th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 153 | — |
| 1999 | 268 | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 1,051 | +292.2% |
| 2014 | 1,047 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,058 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,192 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 1,438 | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 1,874 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 2,052 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2,048 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,034 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,910 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.5 | 153 | 268 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,330 | 1,047 | 1,874 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,011 | 1,910 | 2,052 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Republic of Korea 7,968 compare
- 2 Australia 3,253 compare
- 3 Russian Federation 2,019 compare
- 5 United States 1,423 compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 847 compare
- 7 Hungary 589 compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.2318 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 1,910 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 2,052 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 153 in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 121 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 81.7%. 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 Mongolia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release