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

Malaysia
3.0%
in 2017
Sweden
3.5%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
30th
Sweden rank
27th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Sweden
-15-10-505199820082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s -10.8% 3.2% 14.1% Sweden
2000s -3.0% 2.7% 5.7% Sweden
2010s 2.1% 2.8% 0.7% Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) between Malaysia and Sweden?
0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Sweden rank globally for net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound)?
Malaysia ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th 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.