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

Ireland
7,309 number
in 2018
Lebanon
3,325 number
in 2018
Ireland rank
33rd
Lebanon rank
36th

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

  • Ireland
  • Lebanon
-10.0k010.0k20.0k199820082018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7,309 number against 3,325 number in Lebanon, a difference of 3,984 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.2 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lebanon ahead.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 36th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s -12,012 number 6,918 number 18,930 number Lebanon
2000s -6,186 number 3,369 number 9,555 number Lebanon
2010s 173.75 number 8,843 number 8,669 number Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Ireland or Lebanon?
Ireland, at 7,309 number against 3,325 number in Lebanon as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Ireland and Lebanon?
3,984 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lebanon?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Lebanon rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Ireland ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 36th 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).