International students in this case refer to the individuals staying and studying in Japan with the 鈥渟tudent鈥 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.聽
Values have been rounded.聽
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Share of international students in higher education Japan 2024, by nationality
As of 2024, students from accounted for the largest share of international students in higher education in Japan, with around 41.2 percent. That year, approximately ***international students were studying in Japanese tertiary education institutions.
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