Belgium vs Malaysia: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Belgium
38,028 number
in 2018
Malaysia
37,489 number
in 2017
Belgium rank
14th
Malaysia rank
16th

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

  • Belgium
  • Malaysia
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k199820082018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 38,028 number against 37,489 number in Malaysia, a difference of 539 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 26,341 number -51,277 number 77,618 number Belgium
2000s 22,662 number -20,213 number 42,876 number Belgium
2010s 34,583 number 26,626 number 7,957 number Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Belgium or Malaysia?
Belgium, at 38,028 number against 37,489 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Belgium and Malaysia?
539 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Belgium ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 16th 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).