China vs Upper middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

China
201,177 number
in 2019
Upper middle income
1.10 million number
in 2018
China rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Upper middle income
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M199920092019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 1.10 million number against 201,177 number in China, a difference of 903,673 number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 5.5 times China's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 127 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 47,693 number 507,761 number 460,068 number Upper middle income
2010s 115,661 number 870,473 number 754,812 number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, China or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 1.10 million number against 201,177 number in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between China and Upper middle income?
903,673 number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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

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.