Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 0.6987 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan stood at 0.6987 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 0.7074 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4444 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Japan 59th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5491 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4506 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4444 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5435 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5066 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5949 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6169 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7074 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6115 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6438 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6987 GPIA | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5294 GPIA | 0.4444 GPIA | 0.6169 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6654 GPIA | 0.6115 GPIA | 0.7074 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan was 0.6987 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7074 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 59th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 South America: Students from Brazil, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release