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
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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About this data
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).