Lesotho vs Madagascar: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both

Lesotho
-2,965 number
in 2018
Madagascar
-2,579 number
in 2018
Lesotho rank
81st
Madagascar rank
79th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
-5.0k-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k0199920082018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -2,579 number against -2,965 number in Lesotho, a difference of 386 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 81st and Madagascar ranks 79th of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s -250 number -1,560 number 1,310 number Lesotho
2000s -3,898 number -3,132 number 766 number Madagascar
2010s -2,831 number -2,599 number 232.17 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at -2,579 number against -2,965 number in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both between Lesotho and Madagascar?
386 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both?
Lesotho ranks 81st and Madagascar ranks 79th 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).