Australia vs European Union: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Australia
444,514 number
in 2018
European Union
1.80 million number
in 2018
Australia rank
3rd
European Union rank
2nd

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • European Union
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082018

How they compare

European Union currently reports 1.80 million number against 444,514 number in Australia, a difference of 1.35 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 4.0 times Australia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 2nd of 127 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 113,461 number 801,086 number 687,625 number European Union
2000s 182,303 number 1.04 million number 859,430 number European Union
2010s 306,111 number 1.55 million number 1.24 million number European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Australia or European Union?
European Union, at 1.80 million number against 444,514 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Australia and European Union?
1.35 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and European Union rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Australia ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 2nd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.