Japan vs Low income: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Japan
31,903 number
in 2018
Low income
272,726 number
in 2018
Japan rank
38th
Low income rank
36th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Japan
  • Low income
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199720072018

How they compare

Low income currently reports 272,726 number against 31,903 number in Japan, a difference of 240,823 number.

That makes Low income's figure about 8.5 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 38th and Low income ranks 36th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 57,441 number 88,554 number 31,113 number Low income
2000s 57,705 number 108,134 number 50,429 number Low income
2010s 33,646 number 199,994 number 166,348 number Low 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 Low income?
Low income, at 272,726 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 Low income?
240,823 number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Low income rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Japan ranks 38th and Low 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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About this data

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.