Lower middle income vs South Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male

Lower middle income
173,270 number
in 2018
South Africa
23,727 number
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
21st
South Africa rank
25th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male over time

  • Lower middle income
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082018

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 173,270 number against 23,727 number in South Africa, a difference of 149,543 number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 7.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 25th of 36 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 93,772 number 29,563 number 64,209 number Lower middle income
2010s 148,454 number 27,102 number 121,352 number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, male, Lower middle income or South Africa?
Lower middle income, at 173,270 number against 23,727 number in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, male between Lower middle income and South Africa?
149,543 number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Lower middle income ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 25th of 36 groups.
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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About this data

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.