Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
51,159 number
in 2018
Sweden
15,238 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th
Sweden rank
30th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 51,159 number against 15,238 number in Sweden, a difference of 35,921 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.4 times Sweden's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 30th of 36 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 33,683 number 10,960 number 22,723 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 49,978 number 10,288 number 39,690 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 54,330 number 13,190 number 41,140 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 51,159 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 and Sweden?
35,921 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 30th of 36 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.