Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
66,652 number
in 2018
South Africa
18,540 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th
South Africa rank
25th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 66,652 number against 18,540 number in South Africa, a difference of 48,112 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 3.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Africa ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 33,068 number 26,716 number 6,352 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 57,470 number 21,756 number 35,714 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or South Africa?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 66,652 number against 18,540 number in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
48,112 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,990 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.