The statistic shows the number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015. In 2006, approximately 364 thousand students of the Japanese language took the JLPT outside of Japan. This number increased to around 468 thousand examinees in 2015.
Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015
(in thousands)
According to the source, 2009 was the first year the test was conducted twice (July and December) and also the last year of the old JLPT system.
Values have been rounded.
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Japan Foundation. (December 1, 2015). Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/
Japan Foundation. "Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in thousands)." Chart. December 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/
Japan Foundation. (2015). Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/
Japan Foundation. "Number of Examinees Taking The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Jlpt) Overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/
Japan Foundation, Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Number of examinees taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) overseas from 2006 to 2015 (in thousands) [Graph], Japan Foundation, December 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/675895/japan-jlpt-examinees-numbers-abroad/
