Hong Kong, China vs India: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
42,641 number
in 2019
India
47,424 number
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
29th
India rank
26th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • India
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200020092019

How they compare

India currently reports 47,424 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 4,783 number.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and India ranks 26th of 127 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China India Difference Ahead
2000s 3,148 number 9,158 number 6,010 number India
2010s 30,450 number 39,582 number 9,132 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or India?
India, at 47,424 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and India?
4,783 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and India rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and India ranks 26th 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.