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

Ireland
7,309 number
in 2018
Portugal
13,048 number
in 2018
Ireland rank
33rd
Portugal rank
30th

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

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
-10.0k010.0k199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 13,048 number against 7,309 number in Ireland, a difference of 5,739 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -5,899 number 3,392 number 9,290 number Portugal
2010s -662 number 4,580 number 5,242 number Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 13,048 number against 7,309 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Ireland and Portugal?
5,739 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Ireland ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th 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).