Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs New Zealand: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
187,960 number
in 2018
New Zealand
52,702 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th
New Zealand rank
23rd

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • New Zealand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082018

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 187,960 number against 52,702 number in New Zealand, a difference of 135,258 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.6 times New Zealand's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 100,418 number 32,750 number 67,668 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 160,563 number 47,366 number 113,196 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or New Zealand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 187,960 number against 52,702 number in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
135,258 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 44 groups.
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.