Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 0.5385 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
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan is 0.5385 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 0.6 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3333 GPIA, in 2013.
Japan ranks 34th of 44 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.3333 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4375 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5625 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3333 GPIA | -40.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4444 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6 GPIA | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5714 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5556 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3333 GPIA | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5385 GPIA | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4689 GPIA | 0.3333 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5068 GPIA | 0.3333 GPIA | 0.6 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 0.5385 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 0.6 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3333 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 44 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 61.5%. 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 the Plurinational State of Bolivia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release