Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
380,188 number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
73,216 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 380,188 number against 73,216 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 306,972 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 5.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 179,591 number 16,661 number 162,930 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 319,492 number 60,836 number 258,656 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 380,188 number against 73,216 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
306,972 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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.