Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan
Japan: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
That places Japan 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.7% 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 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 208 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 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release