Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Burkina Faso
-3,248 number
in 2018
Lesotho
-2,965 number
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Lesotho rank
81st

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
-5.0k-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k0199920082018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -2,965 number against -3,248 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 283 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 81st of 136 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -2,965 number against -3,248 number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
283 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 81st 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).