Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan
Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 82,108 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Japan, 1999–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
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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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.