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

Malaysia
3.0%
in 2017
South Africa
2.8%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
30th
South Africa rank
31st

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

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
-15-10-505199820082018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 124 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound), Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 3.0% against 2.8% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Malaysia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st 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.