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

Italy
30,657 number
in 2018
South Africa
33,137 number
in 2018
Italy rank
19th
South Africa rank
17th

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

  • Italy
  • South Africa
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33,137 number against 30,657 number in Italy, a difference of 2,480 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -14,018 number 29,878 number 43,896 number South Africa
2000s 8,809 number 46,040 number 37,230 number South Africa
2010s 29,096 number 41,493 number 12,397 number South Africa

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 South Africa?
South Africa, at 33,137 number against 30,657 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Italy and South Africa?
2,480 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Italy ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th 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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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).