Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan
Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 182,748 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan is 182,748 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan peaked at 182,748 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55,751 number, in 1998.
Japan ranks 9th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,152 number | 55,751 number | 56,552 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 104,271 number | 59,691 number | 131,599 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,299 number | 131,980 number | 182,748 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 6 France 229,623 number compare
- 7 Canada 224,548 number compare
- 8 China (People’s Republic of) 201,177 number compare
- 10 Türkiye, Republic of 125,138 number compare
- 11 Italy 106,611 number compare
- 12 Netherlands, The 104,015 number compare
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 total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Japan was 182,748 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 182,748 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,751 number in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.