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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
136,282 number
in 2018
Thailand
31,571 number
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Thailand rank
33rd

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

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

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 136,282 number against 31,571 number in Thailand, a difference of 104,711 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.3 times Thailand's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 33rd of 44 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 83,547 number 1,882 number 81,665 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 118,597 number 11,937 number 106,661 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 133,964 number 22,772 number 111,192 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 136,282 number against 31,571 number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
104,711 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.