Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 19.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 28 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2021.
That places Japan 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28 | — |
| 1999 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 19 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 | 26 | 28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.43 | 18 | 28 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.5 | 17 | 20 | 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 19 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 28 in 1998.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 15th 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 down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Paraguay, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release