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JAPAN (2008) |
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The majority of international students studying in Japan are from Asian countries. The only exception in the list of top 10 places of origin is the United States, which comprises only about 1% of all foriegn students in Japan.
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General Student Data
Total count of all higher education students, both domestic and international:
4,085,000 (2006)
Most recent total for international student enrollment:
123,829 (2008)
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Top 10 Sending Places of Origin
Top 10 sending places of origin and percentage of total international student enrollment (in 2008):
1. China 72,766 (58.8%)
2. South Korea 18,862 (15.2%)
3. Taiwan 5,082 (4.1%)
4. Vietnam 2,873 (2.3%)
5. Malaysia 2,271 (1.8%)
6. Thailand 2,203 (1.8%)
7. United States 2,024 (1.6%)
8. Indonesia 1,791 (1.4%)
9. Bangladesh 1,686 (1.4%)
10. Nepal 1,476 (1.2%)
2006 Data >>
2005 Data >>
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Methodolgy & Sources |
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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) oversees all international student data collection in Japan through the Japan Student Services Organization. Data have been collected on an annual basis from 1985 to the current year. Students are classified as foreign students if they are not citizens of the country for which the data are collected. Countries unable to provide data or estimates for non-nationals on the basis of their passports were requested to substitute data according to a related alternative criterion, e.g., the country of residence, the non-national mother tongue or non-national parentage. (OECD)
Data are collected on: gender; field of study; academic level; type of host institution attended; and degree/qualification/credential awarded.
For additional country data or other information on international students, please visit:
www.oecd.org
Note: Figures for 2008 are based on data published by JASSO, which defines an "International student" as a student from a foreign country who is receiving education at any Japanese university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology, professional training college or university preparatory courses and who resides in Japan with "college student" visa status, as defined in Annexed Table 1 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. For more information, see http://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/intl_student/data08_e.html.
Note: Outbound mobility data are based on UNESCO-UIS Global Education Digest 2008 Data (UNESCO, 2008) and reflect data for academic year ending 2006, unless noted otherwise.
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