East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
328,315 number
in 2018
Switzerland
54,279 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
21st
Switzerland rank
21st

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 328,315 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland, a difference of 274,036 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.0 times Switzerland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 53,394 number 25,258 number 28,136 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 105,064 number 35,674 number 69,390 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 253,505 number 47,923 number 205,582 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 328,315 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
274,036 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st of 44 groups.
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.