Australia vs United States: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)
Australia
431,195 number
in 2018
United States
902,965 number
in 2018
Australia rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 902,965 number against 431,195 number in Australia, a difference of 471,770 number.
That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 136 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,062 number | 400,036 number | 291,974 number | United States |
| 2000s | 173,968 number | 517,778 number | 343,810 number | United States |
| 2010s | 293,998 number | 768,192 number | 474,193 number | United States |
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 States?
- United States, at 902,965 number against 431,195 number in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Australia and United States?
- 471,770 number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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
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).