Number of foreign students at higher education institutions Japan 2012-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 22, 2022
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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Release date

November 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2012 to 2021; as of May 1 of each year

Supplementary notes

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 2018 are from previous reports.

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