Finland vs France: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Finland
4.2%
in 2018
France
5.0%
in 2018
Finland rank
21st
France rank
19th

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

  • Finland
  • France
-2.502.557.510199820082018

How they compare

France currently reports 5.0% against 4.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 21st and France ranks 19th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland France Difference Ahead
1990s -1.8% 4.1% 5.9% France
2000s 0.3% 7.5% 7.2% France
2010s 3.8% 7.1% 3.3% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Finland or France?
France, at 5.0% against 4.2% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Finland and France?
0.8%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Finland and France rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Finland ranks 21st and France ranks 19th 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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About this data

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.