Hong Kong, China vs Qatar: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Hong Kong, China
877.62 number
in 2018
Qatar
2,493 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
40th
Qatar rank
37th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Qatar
-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k010.0k200120092018

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2,493 number against 877.62 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,615 number.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.8 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 37th of 136 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s -28,278 number 877.71 number 29,156 number Qatar
2010s -7,262 number 3,895 number 11,157 number Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Hong Kong, China or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2,493 number against 877.62 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
1,615 number, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Qatar rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 37th 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).