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
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
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).