East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
1.20 million number
in 2018
Japan
182,748 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Japan rank
9th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.20 million number against 182,748 number in Japan, a difference of 1.02 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.6 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 281,883 number 56,152 number 225,732 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 485,257 number 104,271 number 380,986 number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 908,592 number 148,299 number 760,293 number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific, at 1.20 million number against 182,748 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
1.02 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th of 44 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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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.