Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.8503 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 0.8503 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8503 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Japan 46th out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 1.27 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9429 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8503 GPIA | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8503 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.8503 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 1.29 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8503 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 46th out of 54 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 33.2%. 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 Singapore, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release