Canada vs Italy: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 84,918 Persons against 49,032 Persons in Canada, a difference of 35,886 Persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,462 Persons | 61,110 Persons | 15,648 Persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 47,204 Persons | 82,795 Persons | 35,591 Persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 84,918 Persons against 49,032 Persons in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Canada and Italy?
- 35,886 Persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Canada ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.