Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both was -815,096 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
-815,096 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
136th
of 136 countries
All-time high
-366,788 number
in 2006
All-time low
-815,096 number
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of), 2006–2018

-800.0k-700.0k-600.0k-500.0k-400.0k2006201220182006: -366.8k number2007: -384.6k number2008: -407.1k number2009: -455.1k number2010: -496.3k number2011: -573.5k number2012: -609.5k number2013: -623.0k number2014: -662.6k number2015: -696.7k number2016: -730.8k number2017: -771.3k number2018: -815.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of) stood at -815,096 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 100.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at -366,788 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, -815,096 number, in 2018.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 136th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -403,394 number -455,146 number -366,788 number 4
2010s -664,317 number -815,096 number -496,311 number 9

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 133 Kazakhstan -69,171 number compare
  2. 134 Viet Nam -90,459 number compare
  3. 135 India -328,978 number compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of)?
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in China (People’s Republic of) was -815,096 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was -366,788 number in 2006.
What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was -815,096 number in 2018.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 136th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 1,866 data points, 1998–2018
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Number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students).