ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) vs Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
4.75 million
in 2023
Japan
181,821
in 2023
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank
11th
Japan rank
11th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199720102023

How they compare

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) currently reports 4.75 million against 181,821 in Japan, a difference of 4.57 million.

That makes ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)'s figure about 26.1 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has been ahead every year.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th of 214 groups.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.43 million 56,152 1.38 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2010s 3.32 million 156,274 3.16 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2020s 4.40 million 205,005 4.20 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) or Japan?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), at 4.75 million against 181,821 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan?
4.57 million, with ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Japan rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
349 places, 7,282 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release