Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central in Japan
Japan: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 142 countries
All-time high
2 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central in Japan, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1 GPIA for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central in Japan peaked at 2 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2012.
Japan ranks 20th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central in Japan?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central in Japan was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in central rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release