Malaysia vs Malta: Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)

Malaysia
3.0%
in 2017
Malta
2.5%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
30th
Malta rank
33rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Malta
-15-10-505199820082018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.0% against 2.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malta ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Malta ranks 33rd of 124 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Malta Difference Ahead
1990s -10.8% -4.0% 6.8% Malta
2000s -3.0% -4.1% 1.1% Malaysia
2010s 2.4% -3.0% 5.4% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Malaysia or Malta?
Malaysia, at 3.0% against 2.5% in Malta as of 2017.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Malaysia and Malta?
0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Malta rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Malaysia ranks 30th and Malta ranks 33rd 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.