Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 0.3 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 0.3 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Japan peaked at 0.6667 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1818 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Japan 36th out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2667 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2143 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2222 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1818 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4 GPIA | +120.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 GPIA | +233.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4375 GPIA | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.421 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2353 GPIA | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3 GPIA | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3074 GPIA | 0.1818 GPIA | 0.6667 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3485 GPIA | 0.2353 GPIA | 0.4375 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 33 Romania 0.3983 GPIA compare
- 34 Poland 0.3396 GPIA compare
- 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.3333 GPIA compare
- 37 Spain 0.0395 GPIA compare
- 38 Argentina 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Estonia 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Hong Kong, China 0 GPIA
- 38 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Norway 0 GPIA compare
- 38 New Zealand 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Qatar 0 GPIA compare
- 38 Slovenia 0 GPIA
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (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 0.3 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 0.6667 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1818 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 46 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 12.5%. 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 Turkmenistan, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release