Italy vs Spain: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Italy
1.6%
in 2018
Spain
1.4%
in 2018
Italy rank
35th
Spain rank
38th

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

  • Italy
  • Spain
-1012199920082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Spain ranks 38th of 124 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8% 0.4% 1.2% Spain
2000s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Spain
2010s 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Italy and Spain?
0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Italy ranks 35th and Spain ranks 38th 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.