Afghanistan vs Pacific island small states: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Afghanistan
30,380 number
in 2018
Pacific island small states
10,917 number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
41st
Pacific island small states rank
43rd

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pacific island small states
010.0k20.0k30.0k199720072018

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 30,380 number against 10,917 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 19,463 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 41st and Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 2,421 number 6,956 number 4,535 number Pacific island small states
2000s 3,246 number 8,501 number 5,255 number Pacific island small states
2010s 19,231 number 10,606 number 8,625 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Afghanistan or Pacific island small states?
Afghanistan, at 30,380 number against 10,917 number in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
19,463 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pacific island small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Pacific island small states rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Afghanistan ranks 41st and Pacific island small states ranks 43rd 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.