Italy vs Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Italy
106,611 number
in 2018
Japan
182,748 number
in 2018
Italy rank
11th
Japan rank
9th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082018

How they compare

Japan currently reports 182,748 number against 106,611 number in Italy, a difference of 76,137 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 127 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 23,496 number 56,552 number 33,056 number Japan
2000s 44,484 number 104,271 number 59,787 number Japan
2010s 86,496 number 148,299 number 61,803 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 182,748 number against 106,611 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Italy and Japan?
76,137 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Italy ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th 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.