Hong Kong, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, male

Hong Kong, China
17,608 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
86,099 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 86,099 number against 17,608 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 68,491 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.9 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 104 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 3,640 number 68,785 number 65,145 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 11,502 number 82,778 number 71,276 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, male, Hong Kong, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 86,099 number against 17,608 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, male between Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
68,491 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,983 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.