Eswatini vs Lesotho: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both

Eswatini
-2,563 number
in 2015
Lesotho
-2,965 number
in 2018
Eswatini rank
78th
Lesotho rank
81st

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

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
-5.0k-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k0199920082018

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -2,563 number against -2,965 number in Lesotho, a difference of 402 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 81st of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -998 number -250 number 748 number Lesotho
2000s -3,063 number -3,898 number 835 number Eswatini
2010s -2,703 number -2,766 number 62.33 number Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at -2,563 number against -2,965 number in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both between Eswatini and Lesotho?
402 number, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both?
Eswatini ranks 78th 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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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).