In 2021, approximately 146.97 thousand international students, including temporary exchange students, studied in higher education institutions in Japan. This number was a net increase from around 123.9 thousand international students in 2012.
Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2022). Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of International Students Enrolled at Higher Education Institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/