Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan

Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 82,108 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
82,108 number
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
8th
of 104 countries
All-time high
82,108 number
in 2018
All-time low
24,510 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan, 1999–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200820181999: 24.5k number2000: 26.5k number2001: 28.9k number2002: 35.1k number2003: 41.6k number2004: 57.1k number2005: 61.6k number2006: 63.7k number2007: 61.4k number2008: 61.7k number2009: 64.4k number2010: 69.1k number2011: 74.4k number2012: 73.5k number2013: 66.1k number2014: 63.7k number2015: 61.9k number2016: 65.4k number2017: 73.7k number2018: 82.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan is 82,108 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan peaked at 82,108 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24,510 number, in 1999.

Japan ranks 8th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in Japan, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 24,510 number —
2000 26,487 number +8.1%
2001 28,863 number +9.0%
2002 35,067 number +21.5%
2003 41,606 number +18.6%
2004 57,108 number +37.3%
2005 61,597 number +7.9%
2006 63,713 number +3.4%
2007 61,358 number -3.7%
2008 61,748 number +0.6%
2009 64,448 number +4.4%
2010 69,115 number +7.2%
2011 74,403 number +7.7%
2012 73,504 number -1.2%
2013 66,099 number -10.1%
2014 63,654 number -3.7%
2015 61,866 number -2.8%
2016 65,434 number +5.8%
2017 73,676 number +12.6%
2018 82,108 number +11.4%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 82,108 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,902 number, 6.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 82,108 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,916 number, 3.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,510 number 24,510 number 24,510 number 1
2000s 50,200 number 26,487 number 64,448 number 10
2010s 69,984 number 61,866 number 82,108 number 9

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 5 France 116,020 number compare
  2. 6 Canada 103,585 number compare
  3. 7 China 91,182 number compare
  4. 9 Italy 60,411 number compare
  5. 10 Netherlands 56,129 number compare
  6. 11 South Korea 48,073 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan was 82,108 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 82,108 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 24,510 number in 1999.
How does Japan rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Japan ranks 8th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,990 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female 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.