Cuba vs United States of America: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Cuba
4.1%
in 2012
United States of America
4.8%
in 2018
Cuba rank
22nd
United States of America rank
20th

Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) over time

  • Cuba
  • United States of America
234567199820082018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.8% against 4.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Cuba ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 20th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 3.6% 3.1% 0.5% Cuba
2010s 3.8% 3.1% 0.7% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Cuba or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4.8% against 4.1% in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Cuba and United States of America?
0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States of America?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Cuba and United States of America rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Cuba ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 20th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 1,674 data points, 1998–2018
Last refreshed

Total number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level of education from that country studying abroad (outbound students), expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrolment in that country.