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
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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About this data
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.