Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Japan is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Japan peaked at 1.8 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Japan 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.56 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.8 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.47 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 GPIA | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.8 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in Japan was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from Latvia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release