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

Japan
150,845 number
in 2018
Netherlands
86,455 number
in 2018
Japan rank
7th
Netherlands rank
9th

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

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082018

How they compare

Japan currently reports 150,845 number against 86,455 number in Netherlands, a difference of 64,390 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s -1,540 number 2,034 number 3,574 number Netherlands
2000s 46,567 number 12,877 number 33,690 number Japan
2010s 114,652 number 55,774 number 58,878 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 150,845 number against 86,455 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Japan and Netherlands?
64,390 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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).