Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 179 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan is 179, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan peaked at 212 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 148, in 2022.
That places Japan 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 164 | — |
| 2014 | 170 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 170 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 175 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 166 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 180 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 212 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 210 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 174 | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 148 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 179 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 176.71 | 164 | 212 | 7 |
| 2020s | 177.75 | 148 | 210 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 179 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 212 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Japan ranks 8th 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 up 9.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release