Inbound internationally: Students from Nepal … Nepal adjusted in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally: Students from Nepal … Nepal adjusted was 0.7133 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 0.7133 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 228.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 0.7133 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2097 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Japan 18th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Nepal … Nepal adjusted in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2173 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2097 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2387 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2969 GPIA | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3574 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.409 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4719 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.538 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6007 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6723 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7133 GPIA | +6.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.7133 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5894 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.7133 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6103 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3144 GPIA | 0.2097 GPIA | 0.4719 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6311 GPIA | 0.538 GPIA | 0.7133 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 0.7133 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 0.7133 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2097 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 18th 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 228.3%. 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 Nepal, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release