Portugal vs Sweden: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)

Portugal
13,048 number
in 2018
Sweden
14,939 number
in 2018
Portugal rank
30th
Sweden rank
28th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199920082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14,939 number against 13,048 number in Portugal, a difference of 1,891 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 28th of 136 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 3,392 number 10,298 number 6,907 number Sweden
2010s 4,580 number 12,271 number 7,691 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 14,939 number against 13,048 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) between Portugal and Sweden?
1,891 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
Portugal ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 28th 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).