Afghanistan vs Low income: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number

Afghanistan
30,380 number
in 2018
Low income
272,726 number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
41st
Low income rank
38th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199720072018

How they compare

Low income currently reports 272,726 number against 30,380 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 242,346 number.

That makes Low income's figure about 9.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 41st and Low income ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 2,421 number 88,554 number 86,133 number Low income
2000s 3,246 number 108,134 number 104,888 number Low income
2010s 19,231 number 199,994 number 180,763 number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Afghanistan or Low income?
Low income, at 272,726 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 Low income?
242,346 number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Afghanistan ranks 41st and Low income ranks 38th 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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About this data

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

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