ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs South Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
720,964
in 2023
South Africa
19,602
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
34th
South Africa rank
34th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • South Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199820102023

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 720,964 against 19,602 in South Africa, a difference of 701,362.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 36.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 34th of 204 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 175,877 30,267 145,610 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 429,687 26,621 403,067 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 736,666 18,496 718,170 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or South Africa?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 720,964 against 19,602 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
701,362, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 34th of 204 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
321 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release