Italy vs Malaysia: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Italy
106,611 number
in 2018
Malaysia
81,953 number
in 2019
Italy rank
11th
Malaysia rank
14th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199820082019

How they compare

Italy currently reports 106,611 number against 81,953 number in Malaysia, a difference of 24,658 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 127 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 23,496 number 3,508 number 19,988 number Italy
2000s 44,436 number 30,119 number 14,317 number Italy
2010s 84,200 number 88,652 number 4,452 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Italy or Malaysia?
Italy, at 106,611 number against 81,953 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Italy and Malaysia?
24,658 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Italy ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th 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.