Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan
Japan: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 0.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.8% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan peaked at 1.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Japan ranks 155th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Japan was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 155th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.