Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Canada
224,548 number
in 2018
China (People’s Republic of)
201,177 number
in 2019
Canada rank
7th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
8th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • China (People’s Republic of)
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 224,548 number against 201,177 number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 23,371 number.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th of 127 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 87,618 number 47,693 number 39,924 number Canada
2010s 163,729 number 115,661 number 48,068 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Canada or China (People’s Republic of)?
Canada, at 224,548 number against 201,177 number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
23,371 number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Canada ranks 7th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th of 127 countries.
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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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.