Australia vs Japan: Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9239 Percentage of students against 0.8519 Percentage of students in Japan, a difference of 0.072 Percentage of students.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 30th of 32 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8501 Percentage of students | 0.8137 Percentage of students | 0.0364 Percentage of students | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9096 Percentage of students | 0.8106 Percentage of students | 0.099 Percentage of students | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.9239 Percentage of students against 0.8519 Percentage of students in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Australia and Japan?
- 0.072 Percentage of students, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 30th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share 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 share of national students going 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.