Japan vs Low & middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Japan
182,748 number
in 2018
Low & middle income
1.43 million number
in 2018
Japan rank
9th
Low & middle income rank
6th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 1.43 million number against 182,748 number in Japan, a difference of 1.25 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 7.8 times Japan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 6th of 127 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 56,552 number 406,268 number 349,716 number Low & middle income
2000s 104,271 number 580,079 number 475,808 number Low & middle income
2010s 148,299 number 1.16 million number 1.01 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Japan or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 1.43 million number against 182,748 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Japan and Low & middle income?
1.25 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Japan ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 6th 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.