Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Japan
31,903 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
317,933 number
in 2018
Japan rank
38th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
36th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199720072018

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 317,933 number against 31,903 number in Japan, a difference of 286,030 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.0 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 57,441 number 97,220 number 39,780 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 57,705 number 158,031 number 100,326 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 33,646 number 256,890 number 223,243 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 317,933 number against 31,903 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
286,030 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Japan ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.