Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 0.8214 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
Japan recorded 0.8214 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.619 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Japan 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.619 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6956 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +61.7% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8696 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7391 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7273 GPIA | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8636 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8214 GPIA | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8984 GPIA | 0.619 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.7273 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
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 0.8214 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 1.18 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.619 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 53 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 32.7%. 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 Chile, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release