Inbound internationally: Students from Turkey … Turkey adjusted in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally: Students from Turkey … Turkey adjusted was 0.9307 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.9307 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 0.9307 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4857 GPIA, in 2014.
Japan ranks 23rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Turkey … Turkey adjusted in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6042 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4857 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7561 GPIA | +55.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9241 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8899 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7612 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.816 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7615 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.725 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8409 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9307 GPIA | +10.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9307 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8571 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9307 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7482 GPIA | 0.4857 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8145 GPIA | 0.725 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 21 Norway 0.9509 GPIA compare
- 22 Belgium 0.9372 GPIA compare
- 24 Austria 0.9196 GPIA compare
- 25 South Africa 0.9167 GPIA compare
- 26 Switzerland 0.9077 GPIA compare
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.9307 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 0.9307 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 74 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 54.0%. 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 Turkey, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release