Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan
Japan: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 174th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Japan ranks 174th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release