How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?

53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs South Africa: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … square kilometre Pacific

Ireland

0 units per square kilometre

in 2022

South Africa

0 units per square kilometre

in 2022

Ireland rank

2nd

South Africa rank

2nd

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … square kilometre Pacific over time

Ireland
South Africa

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Ireland ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 2nd of 213 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	—
1980s	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	—
1990s	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0013 units per square kilometre	Ireland
2000s	0.0047 units per square kilometre	0.001 units per square kilometre	0.0037 units per square kilometre	Ireland
2010s	0.0051 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0044 units per square kilometre	Ireland
2020s	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east, Ireland or South Africa?: Ireland, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east between Ireland and South Africa?: 0 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east?: Ireland ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number), per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 10,365 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.