Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Canada
48,345 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
560,684 number
in 2018
Canada rank
23rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
24th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199720072018

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 560,684 number against 48,345 number in Canada, a difference of 512,339 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.6 times Canada's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 205 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 30,238 number 195,308 number 165,070 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 40,708 number 264,748 number 224,040 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 47,942 number 486,504 number 438,562 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 560,684 number against 48,345 number in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
512,339 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Canada ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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

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