Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Lesotho
-2,965 number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
-3,429 number
in 2018
Lesotho rank
81st
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Saudi Arabia
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k199920082018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -2,965 number against -3,429 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 464 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s -250 number -4,378 number 4,128 number Lesotho
2000s -4,229 number 4,822 number 9,051 number Saudi Arabia
2010s -2,831 number -10,968 number 8,136 number Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
Lesotho, at -2,965 number against -3,429 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
464 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Lesotho ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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).