How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Afghanistan

30,380 number

in 2018

IDA blend

256,144 number

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

41st

IDA blend rank

37th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 256,144 number against 30,380 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 225,764 number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 8.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 37th of 205 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,421 number	95,054 number	92,633 number	IDA blend
2000s	3,246 number	144,665 number	141,419 number	IDA blend
2010s	19,231 number	226,811 number	207,580 number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 256,144 number against 30,380 number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 225,764 number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?: Afghanistan ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 37th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.