Australia vs United Kingdom: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Australia
431,195 number
in 2018
United Kingdom
413,093 number
in 2018
Australia rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199820082018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 431,195 number against 413,093 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 18,102 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 108,062 number 194,238 number 86,176 number United Kingdom
2000s 173,968 number 269,550 number 95,582 number United Kingdom
2010s 293,998 number 394,799 number 100,800 number United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 431,195 number against 413,093 number in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Australia and United Kingdom?
18,102 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Australia ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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).