Inbound internationally mobile students from North … North adjusted in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from North … North adjusted was 0.6586 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6586 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in Japan peaked at 0.8972 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6586 GPIA, in 2023.
Japan ranks 70th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North … North adjusted in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8165 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8122 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8394 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8053 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8278 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8388 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8943 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7432 GPIA | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7214 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6586 GPIA | -8.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6586 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6586 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6586 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8335 GPIA | 0.8053 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7551 GPIA | 0.6586 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 north america, adjusted in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in Japan was 0.6586 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8972 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6586 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted?
- Japan ranks 70th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 North America, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release