Number of foreign students at higher education institutions Japan 2014-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 29, 2024

In 2023, approximately 188,600 international students studied in higher education institutions in Japan. This was the first upward trend in the number after 2019, with a 3.7 percent increase compared to the previous year. 

Number of international students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

May 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2014 to 2023; as of May 1 of each year

Supplementary notes

International students in this case refer to the individuals staying and studying in Japan with the “student” residence status under Japan's Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

Higher education institutions include graduate schools, universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology, professional training colleges, and preparatory educational institutions. Preparatory educational institutions refer to those in which international students without 12 years of schooling complete coursework to obtain college admission. 

Values have been rounded. 

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