Canada vs Japan: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Canada
176,203 number
in 2018
Japan
150,845 number
in 2018
Canada rank
6th
Japan rank
7th

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 176,203 number against 150,845 number in Japan, a difference of 25,358 number.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 53.5 number -1,290 number 1,343 number Canada
2000s 26,532 number 46,567 number 20,034 number Japan
2010s 115,786 number 114,652 number 1,134 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Canada or Japan?
Canada, at 176,203 number against 150,845 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Canada and Japan?
25,358 number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Canada ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), 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
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 1,866 data points, 1998–2018
Last refreshed

Number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students).