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

New Zealand
47,666 number
in 2018
Switzerland
37,809 number
in 2018
New Zealand rank
13th
Switzerland rank
15th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
020.0k40.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 47,666 number against 37,809 number in Switzerland, a difference of 9,857 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 1,024 number 16,060 number 15,036 number Switzerland
2000s 21,987 number 22,911 number 923.44 number Switzerland
2010s 42,186 number 34,939 number 7,247 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), New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 47,666 number against 37,809 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between New Zealand and Switzerland?
9,857 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
New Zealand ranks 13th 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).