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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
550,391 number
in 2018
Switzerland
54,279 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
18th
Switzerland rank
21st

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199820082018

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 550,391 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland, a difference of 496,112 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 130,956 number 25,258 number 105,698 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 188,514 number 32,996 number 155,518 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 414,360 number 47,923 number 366,436 number Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 550,391 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
496,112 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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.