Japan vs North America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male

Japan
100,640 number
in 2018
North America
672,624 number
in 2018
Japan rank
8th
North America rank
11th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male over time

  • Japan
  • North America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199820082018

How they compare

North America currently reports 672,624 number against 100,640 number in Japan, a difference of 571,984 number.

That makes North America's figure about 6.7 times Japan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and North America ranks 11th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North America Difference Ahead
1990s 32,042 number 280,945 number 248,903 number North America
2000s 54,072 number 358,989 number 304,917 number North America
2010s 78,314 number 556,673 number 478,359 number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, male, Japan or North America?
North America, at 672,624 number against 100,640 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, male between Japan and North America?
571,984 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Japan and North America rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Japan ranks 8th and North America ranks 11th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,983 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.