Bulgaria vs Japan: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 31,805 Persons against 23,489 Persons in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,316 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 32 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,585 Persons | 29,971 Persons | 6,387 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 23,862 Persons | 30,077 Persons | 6,215 Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 31,805 Persons against 23,489 Persons in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 8,316 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.