Finland vs Ireland: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Finland
12,356 number
in 2018
Ireland
7,309 number
in 2018
Finland rank
31st
Ireland rank
33rd

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

  • Finland
  • Ireland
-10.0k010.0k199820082018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 12,356 number against 7,309 number in Ireland, a difference of 5,047 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 33rd of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s -4,786 number -12,258 number 7,472 number Finland
2000s 1,058 number -6,029 number 7,087 number Finland
2010s 11,556 number -236.67 number 11,792 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Finland or Ireland?
Finland, at 12,356 number against 7,309 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Finland and Ireland?
5,047 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Finland ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 33rd 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).