Japan vs United States of America: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Japan
3.9%
in 2018
United States of America
4.8%
in 2018
Japan rank
23rd
United States of America rank
20th

Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
012345199820082018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.8% against 3.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 124 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0% 3.0% 3.0% United States of America
2000s 1.2% 3.1% 2.0% United States of America
2010s 3.0% 3.9% 0.9% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4.8% against 3.9% in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Japan and United States of America?
0.9%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Japan ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 1,674 data points, 1998–2018
Last refreshed

Total number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level of education from that country studying abroad (outbound students), expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrolment in that country.