Italy vs South Korea: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Italy
106,611 number
in 2018
South Korea
84,749 number
in 2018
Italy rank
11th
South Korea rank
13th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 106,611 number against 84,749 number in South Korea, a difference of 21,862 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 13th of 127 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 23,496 number 2,869 number 20,627 number Italy
2000s 44,484 number 19,085 number 25,399 number Italy
2010s 86,496 number 62,367 number 24,129 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Italy or South Korea?
Italy, at 106,611 number against 84,749 number in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Italy and South Korea?
21,862 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.