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

Finland
12,356 number
in 2018
Sweden
14,939 number
in 2018
Finland rank
31st
Sweden rank
28th

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

  • Finland
  • Sweden
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14,939 number against 12,356 number in Finland, a difference of 2,583 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s -4,753 number 10,879 number 15,632 number Sweden
2000s 1,058 number 10,389 number 9,331 number Sweden
2010s 11,556 number 12,098 number 542.22 number Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 14,939 number against 12,356 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Finland and Sweden?
2,583 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Finland ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th 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).