Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
50,184 number
in 2018
Sweden
15,238 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Sweden rank
30th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 50,184 number against 15,238 number in Sweden, a difference of 34,946 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 30th of 38 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) Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 33,643 number 10,960 number 22,683 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 49,812 number 10,288 number 39,524 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 53,724 number 13,190 number 40,534 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, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 50,184 number against 15,238 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
34,946 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 Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 30th 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.