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

Malaysia
37,489 number
in 2017
Switzerland
37,809 number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
16th
Switzerland rank
15th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Switzerland
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k199820082018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 37,809 number against 37,489 number in Malaysia, a difference of 320 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s -51,277 number 16,060 number 67,337 number Switzerland
2000s -20,213 number 22,833 number 43,046 number Switzerland
2010s 26,626 number 34,530 number 7,904 number Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 37,809 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 Switzerland?
320 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Switzerland rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Malaysia ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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).