Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in Korea

Korea: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both was -17,025 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
-17,025 number
Change on year
up 50.9%
World rank
116th
of 136 countries
All-time high
-17,025 number
in 2018
All-time low
-84,192 number
in 2004
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in Korea, 1998–2018

-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k1998200820181998: -59.5k number1999: -63.9k number2000: -66.1k number2001: -68.4k number2002: -79.1k number2003: -81.6k number2004: -84.2k number2005: -83.5k number2006: -82.3k number2007: -77.6k number2008: -77.2k number2009: -76.5k number2010: -67.0k number2011: -65.2k number2012: -61.8k number2013: -58.3k number2014: -57.7k number2015: -53.3k number2016: -43.6k number2017: -34.7k number2018: -17.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in Korea is -17,025 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.9% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in Korea peaked at -17,025 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, -84,192 number, in 2004.

Korea ranks 116th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -61,679 number -63,878 number -59,480 number 2
2000s -77,652 number -84,192 number -66,129 number 10
2010s -50,953 number -67,000 number -17,025 number 9

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 113 Albania -16,212 number compare
  2. 114 Zimbabwe -16,449 number compare
  3. 115 Cameroon -16,861 number compare
  4. 117 Tajikistan -17,543 number compare
  5. 118 Tunisia -17,695 number compare
  6. 119 Bangladesh -18,453 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 Korea?
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both in Korea was -17,025 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was -17,025 number in 2018.
What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was -84,192 number in 2004.
How does Korea rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both?
Korea ranks 116th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea 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).