Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the was 0.5294 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 0.5294 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the in Japan peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2381 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Japan 38th out of 65 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 mobile students from Asia: Students from the in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2381 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2727 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3243 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4242 GPIA | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8 GPIA | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5098 GPIA | -36.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3421 GPIA | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3418 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5424 GPIA | +58.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5294 GPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4385 GPIA | 0.2381 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4389 GPIA | 0.3418 GPIA | 0.5424 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (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 0.5294 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 0.8 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2381 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from the?
- Japan ranks 38th out of 65 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 122.3%. 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 the Syrian Arab Republic, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release