Italy vs Malaysia: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Italy
30,657 number
in 2018
Malaysia
37,489 number
in 2017
Italy rank
19th
Malaysia rank
16th

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

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k199820082018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 37,489 number against 30,657 number in Italy, a difference of 6,832 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s -14,018 number -51,277 number 37,259 number Italy
2000s 8,336 number -20,213 number 28,550 number Italy
2010s 28,435 number 26,626 number 1,809 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Italy or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 37,489 number against 30,657 number in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Italy and Malaysia?
6,832 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Italy ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th 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).