Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 0.5844 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.5844 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in 2023.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 0.7609 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Japan 48th out of 57 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6122 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6863 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7609 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6604 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5556 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4 GPIA | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.52 GPIA | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4337 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4461 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5156 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5844 GPIA | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5993 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.7609 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.495 GPIA | 0.4337 GPIA | 0.5844 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 0.5844 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 0.7609 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 48th out of 57 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 4.5%. 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 Peru, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release