Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 2,436 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,436 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 3,183 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 867, in 1998.
Japan ranks 4th of 120 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 | 867 | — |
| 1999 | 950 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 2,150 | +126.3% |
| 2014 | 2,256 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,516 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2,691 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3,054 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 3,183 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3,140 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,145 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,682 | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 2,337 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 2,436 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 908.5 | 867 | 950 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,713 | 2,150 | 3,183 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,650 | 2,337 | 3,145 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -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 2,436 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 3,183 in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 867 in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 120 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 13.3%. 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 Thailand, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release