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

Malaysia
81,953 number
in 2019
Netherlands
104,015 number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
14th
Netherlands rank
12th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

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

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 104,015 number against 81,953 number in Malaysia, a difference of 22,062 number.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malaysia ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 127 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 3,508 number 13,619 number 10,111 number Netherlands
2000s 30,119 number 22,708 number 7,411 number Malaysia
2010s 88,652 number 66,704 number 21,948 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Malaysia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 104,015 number against 81,953 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Malaysia and Netherlands?
22,062 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.