Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 1,233 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan stood at 1,233.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Japan peaked at 2,478 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 965, in 2022.
Japan ranks 19th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,055 | — |
| 1999 | 1,004 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2,098 | +109.0% |
| 2014 | 2,034 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,918 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2,117 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 2,319 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 2,352 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,453 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,478 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,394 | -43.7% |
| 2022 | 965 | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 1,233 | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,030 | 1,004 | 1,055 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,184 | 1,918 | 2,453 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,518 | 965 | 2,478 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 16 Brazil 1,291 compare
- 17 Netherlands 1,254 compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1,236 compare
- 20 Türkiye 1,154 compare
- 21 Austria 1,057 compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 976 compare
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 1,233 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 2,478 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 965 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Japan ranks 19th 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 41.2%. 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 the United States, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release