Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 104 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan stood at 104.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan peaked at 184 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 102, in 2021.
That places Japan 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 134 | — |
| 2014 | 141 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 134 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 109 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 127 | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 149 | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 184 | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 154 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 102 | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 104 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 104 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 139.71 | 109 | 184 | 7 |
| 2020s | 116 | 102 | 154 | 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 north america: students in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan was 104 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 184 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 101 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 22.4%. 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: Students from Canada, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release