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

Japan
182,748 number
in 2018
Netherlands
104,015 number
in 2018
Japan rank
9th
Netherlands rank
12th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 182,748 number against 104,015 number in Netherlands, a difference of 78,733 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.

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

Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 127 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 56,552 number 13,619 number 42,933 number Japan
2000s 104,271 number 23,076 number 81,195 number Japan
2010s 148,299 number 71,099 number 77,200 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 182,748 number against 104,015 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Japan and Netherlands?
78,733 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.