Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.14 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in Japan peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6328 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Japan 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6328 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7373 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8111 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8192 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8318 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7759 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8889 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9681 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7853 GPIA | 0.6328 GPIA | 0.8889 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9681 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in Japan was 1.14 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6328 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. 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 the Islamic Republic of Iran, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release