Hong Kong, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
42,641 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
138,370 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 138,370 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 95,729 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 127 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7,627 number 118,933 number 111,306 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 26,859 number 137,872 number 111,013 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, Hong Kong, China or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 138,370 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
95,729 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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.