Australia vs United States: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes
Australia
444,514 number
in 2018
United States
987,314 number
in 2018
Australia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 987,314 number against 444,514 number in Australia, a difference of 542,800 number.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Australia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 127 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,461 number | 441,360 number | 327,900 number | United States |
| 2000s | 182,303 number | 574,796 number | 392,494 number | United States |
| 2010s | 306,111 number | 845,838 number | 539,727 number | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 987,314 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 United States?
- 542,800 number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.