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

Burkina Faso
-3,248 number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
-3,429 number
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Saudi Arabia
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k199920082018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -3,248 number against -3,429 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 181 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 136 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s -2,182 number 423 number 2,605 number Saudi Arabia
2010s -2,724 number -11,623 number 8,899 number Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?
Burkina Faso, at -3,248 number against -3,429 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
181 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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).