In 2022, approximately 147.88 thousand international students, including temporary exchange students, studied in higher education institutions in Japan. This number was a net increase from around 121.86 thousand international students in 2013.
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International students refer to students from other countries than Japan, including regular students and exchange-only students. Higher education institutions encompasses universities, graduate schools, and junior colleges.
Values have been rounded. Data prior to 2019 are from previous reports.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 1, 2023). Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648086/japan-number-foreign-students/