Afghanistan vs Japan: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying
Afghanistan
30,380 number
in 2018
Japan
31,903 number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
41st
Japan rank
38th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 31,903 number against 30,380 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,523 number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 41st and Japan ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,421 number | 57,441 number | 55,020 number | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,246 number | 57,705 number | 54,458 number | Japan |
| 2010s | 19,231 number | 33,646 number | 14,415 number | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Afghanistan or Japan?
- Japan, at 31,903 number against 30,380 number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 1,523 number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Afghanistan ranks 41st and Japan ranks 38th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, 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
Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.