Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Denmark
33,288 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
138,370 number
in 2018
Denmark rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 138,370 number against 33,288 number in Denmark, a difference of 105,082 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.2 times Denmark's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 127 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12,325 number 83,622 number 71,297 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 10,555 number 118,933 number 108,378 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 28,150 number 137,872 number 109,721 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 138,370 number against 33,288 number in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
105,082 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th 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.