Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Portugal
28,122 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
136,282 number
in 2018
Portugal rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 136,282 number against 28,122 number in Portugal, a difference of 108,160 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.8 times Portugal's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 127 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 11,729 number 118,597 number 106,868 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 17,443 number 136,565 number 119,122 number Sub-Saharan Africa (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, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 136,282 number against 28,122 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
108,160 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.