Austria vs Switzerland: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Austria
53,745 number
in 2018
Switzerland
37,809 number
in 2018
Austria rank
12th
Switzerland rank
15th

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

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199920082018

How they compare

Austria currently reports 53,745 number against 37,809 number in Switzerland, a difference of 15,936 number.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 16,571 number 16,060 number 511 number Austria
2000s 25,254 number 22,833 number 2,421 number Austria
2010s 51,933 number 34,939 number 16,993 number Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 53,745 number against 37,809 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Austria and Switzerland?
15,936 number, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Austria ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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).