India vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

India
47,424 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
187,960 number
in 2018
India rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
26th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020092019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 187,960 number against 47,424 number in India, a difference of 140,536 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 4.0 times India's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 127 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 9,431 number 88,749 number 79,318 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 38,602 number 162,992 number 124,390 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, India or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 187,960 number against 47,424 number in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
140,536 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
India ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.