The following data show the number of Japanese students who started studying abroad in 2018 (actually from 2018 April to 2019 March).
Table 1: Number of Japanese students who started studying abroad in 2018 by destinations
| Distination | Students |
| USA | 19,891 |
| Australia | 10,038 |
| Canada | 10,035 |
| Korea | 8,143 |
| China | 7,980 |
| UK | 6,538 |
| Taiwan | 5,932 |
| Thailand | 5,479 |
| Philippines | 4,502 |
| Germany | 3,387 |
| Others | 33,221 |
Table 2: Number of Japanese students who started studying abroad in 2018 by study abroad period
| Period | Students |
| less than 1 month | 76,545 |
| 1-6 months | 22,643 |
| 6-12 months | 13,237 |
| more than 12 months | 2,034 |
| unknown | 687 |
Source is Asahi-shimbun article on 2020 Sptember 13th.
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