Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in Japan
Japan: Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA was 0.8532 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in Japan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Japan is 0.8532 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Japan peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8532 GPIA, in 2023.
Japan ranks 43rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9473 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9871 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9283 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.891 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8889 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8826 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8794 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8695 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8623 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8532 GPIA | -1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.8532 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8697 GPIA, 98% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.8532 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7426 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9473 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.8826 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8661 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.8794 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Japan?
- Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Japan was 0.8532 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8532 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate)?
- Japan ranks 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release