Bulgaria vs Romania: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Bulgaria
-9,938 number
in 2018
Romania
-8,422 number
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
106th
Romania rank
103rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
-15.0k-10.0k-5.0k0199920082018

How they compare

Romania currently reports -8,422 number against -9,938 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,516 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s -5,528 number 2,168 number 7,696 number Romania
2000s -9,690 number -7,910 number 1,780 number Romania
2010s -12,381 number -10,299 number 2,082 number Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at -8,422 number against -9,938 number in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Bulgaria and Romania?
1,516 number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Bulgaria ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd 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).