Italy vs Spain: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 84,918 Persons against 50,510 Persons in Spain, a difference of 34,408 Persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 32 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61,110 Persons | 34,805 Persons | 26,305 Persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 82,795 Persons | 46,932 Persons | 35,863 Persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 84,918 Persons against 50,510 Persons in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Italy and Spain?
- 34,408 Persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th 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.