Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 40 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan stood at 40. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 90.5% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 40 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1999.
That places Japan 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 24 | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 20 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | +90.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19 | 15 | 24 | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.75 | 20 | 40 | 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 40 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 40 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 121 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 166.7%. 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 Ecuador, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release