Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 0.5454 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 0.5454 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 0.7377 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.26 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Japan 49th out of 59 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 | 0.26 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3256 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2683 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4524 GPIA | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4364 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5385 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6552 GPIA | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7377 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4364 GPIA | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5454 GPIA | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4195 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5799 GPIA | 0.4364 GPIA | 0.7377 GPIA | 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 south america: students in Japan?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan was 0.5454 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 0.7377 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 59 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 109.8%. 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 Colombia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release