Ireland vs Portugal: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Ireland
3.2%
in 2018
Portugal
3.7%
in 2018
Ireland rank
28th
Portugal rank
25th

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

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.7% against 3.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -3.3% 0.9% 4.2% Portugal
2010s -0.5% 1.3% 1.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Ireland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.7% against 3.2% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Ireland and Portugal?
0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th 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.