Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 34 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan stood at 34. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 209.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1999.
Japan ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 11 | — |
| 2014 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 18 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 34 | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.71 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24 | 16 | 34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Malaysia 48 compare
- 8 South Korea 45 compare
- 9 United States 34.15 compare
- 10 Cuba 34 compare
- 12 Mozambique 24 compare
- 13 Thailand 21 compare
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 in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan was 34 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 34 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 121 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 209.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Timor-Leste, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release