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

Italy
30,657 number
in 2018
Spain
28,878 number
in 2018
Italy rank
19th
Spain rank
20th

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

  • Italy
  • Spain
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199920082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 30,657 number against 28,878 number in Spain, a difference of 1,779 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s -14,018 number 6,836 number 20,854 number Spain
2000s 8,809 number 9,371 number 561.4 number Spain
2010s 28,526 number 25,870 number 2,656 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 Spain?
Italy, at 30,657 number against 28,878 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Italy and Spain?
1,779 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Italy ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th 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).