China vs Japan: Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents
China
0.8022 UIS estimate
in 2024
Japan
0.75 UIS estimate
in 2023
China rank
41st
Japan rank
43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 0.8022 UIS estimate against 0.75 UIS estimate in Japan, a difference of 0.0522 UIS estimate.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was China ahead.
China ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 62 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8284 UIS estimate | 0.9722 UIS estimate | 0.1438 UIS estimate | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8168 UIS estimate | 1.08 UIS estimate | 0.2644 UIS estimate | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, China or Japan?
- China, at 0.8022 UIS estimate against 0.75 UIS estimate in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents between China and Japan?
- 0.0522 UIS estimate, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents?
- China ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release