Macau, China vs Portugal: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Macau, China
13,360 number
in 2018
Portugal
13,048 number
in 2018
Macau, China rank
29th
Portugal rank
30th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Portugal
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k200020092018

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 13,360 number against 13,048 number in Portugal, a difference of 312 number.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th of 136 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 12,512 number 3,595 number 8,916 number Macau, China
2010s 10,002 number 4,580 number 5,422 number Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Macau, China or Portugal?
Macau, China, at 13,360 number against 13,048 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Macau, China and Portugal?
312 number, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Portugal?
16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Macau, China and Portugal rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Macau, China ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th 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).