Japan vs Korea: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

Japan
82,108 number
in 2018
Korea
48,073 number
in 2018
Japan rank
8th
Korea rank
11th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199820082018

How they compare

Japan currently reports 82,108 number against 48,073 number in Korea, a difference of 34,035 number.

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

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

Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 11th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 24,510 number 1,161 number 23,349 number Japan
2000s 50,200 number 9,205 number 40,995 number Japan
2010s 69,984 number 33,585 number 36,400 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, female, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 82,108 number against 48,073 number in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, female between Japan and Korea?
34,035 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 11th 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.