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

Italy
30,657 number
in 2018
Poland
28,003 number
in 2018
Italy rank
19th
Poland rank
22nd

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

  • Italy
  • Poland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 30,657 number against 28,003 number in Poland, a difference of 2,654 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 19th and Poland ranks 22nd of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1990s -14,018 number -7,759 number 6,259 number Poland
2000s 8,809 number -10,532 number 19,341 number Italy
2010s 29,096 number 12,749 number 16,346 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 Poland?
Italy, at 30,657 number against 28,003 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Italy and Poland?
2,654 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Italy ranks 19th and Poland ranks 22nd 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).