China vs Japan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

China
91,182 number
in 2019
Japan
82,108 number
in 2018
China rank
7th
Japan rank
8th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 91,182 number against 82,108 number in Japan, a difference of 9,074 number.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 21,539 number 62,817 number 41,278 number Japan
2010s 52,353 number 69,984 number 17,631 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, female, China or Japan?
China, at 91,182 number against 82,108 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, female between China and Japan?
9,074 number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do China and Japan rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,990 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.