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

Japan
150,845 number
in 2018
Turkey
77,592 number
in 2018
Japan rank
7th
Turkey rank
10th

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

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 150,845 number against 77,592 number in Turkey, a difference of 73,253 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.

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

Japan ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s -1,290 number -11,528 number 10,238 number Japan
2000s 46,567 number -17,777 number 64,343 number Japan
2010s 114,652 number 19,771 number 94,881 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 Turkey?
Japan, at 150,845 number against 77,592 number in Turkey as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Japan and Turkey?
73,253 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Japan ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 10th 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).