In 2023, the number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan amounted to approximately 137.22 thousand people. This marked an increase compared to around 129.38 thousand exchange students in the previous year.
Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Refers to students from a secondary school or university, who study temporarily abroad at one of their school's partner institutions. Higher education institutions encompass universities, graduate schools, and junior colleges. Values have been rounded. Data prior to 2020 are from previous reports.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2024). Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Total Number of Temporary Foreign Exchange Students Enrolled at Higher Education Institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Total number of temporary foreign exchange students enrolled at higher education institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648094/japan-number-foreign-exchange-students/
