Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 283 in 2023. β² Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan is 283, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan peaked at 396 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 169, in 1999.
That places Japan 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173.5 | 169 | 178 | 2 |
| 2010s | 316.43 | 284 | 396 | 7 |
| 2020s | 293.75 | 252 | 364 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan was 283 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 396 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 North America: Students from Canada, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release