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

Hong Kong, China
877.62 number
in 2018
Thailand
794 number
in 2016
Hong Kong, China rank
40th
Thailand rank
41st

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Thailand
-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k0199920082018

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 877.62 number against 794 number in Thailand, a difference of 83.62 number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s -27,394 number -18,291 number 9,103 number Thailand
2010s -12,651 number -5,368 number 7,282 number Thailand

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 Thailand?
Hong Kong, China, at 877.62 number against 794 number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Hong Kong, China and Thailand?
83.62 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Thailand?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Hong Kong, China and Thailand rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st 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).