Malaysia vs New Zealand: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Malaysia
37,489 number
in 2017
New Zealand
47,666 number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
16th
New Zealand rank
13th

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

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k199820082018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 47,666 number against 37,489 number in Malaysia, a difference of 10,177 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 136 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s -53,812 number 628 number 54,440 number New Zealand
2000s -19,656 number 20,122 number 39,778 number New Zealand
2010s 26,626 number 42,295 number 15,669 number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Malaysia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 47,666 number against 37,489 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Malaysia and New Zealand?
10,177 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Malaysia ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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).