Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan
Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 20 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in Japan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 20 for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in 2023.
That represents a change of up 66.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in Japan peaked at 29 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2022.
Japan ranks 21st of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 27 | — |
| 1999 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.57 | 22 | 28 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 12 | 20 | 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 20 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 29 in 1999.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- Japan ranks 21st 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 28.6%. 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 the Plurinational State of Bolivia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release