Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Colombia
46,631 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
400,803 number
in 2018
Colombia rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199720072018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 400,803 number against 46,631 number in Colombia, a difference of 354,172 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 10,924 number 176,684 number 165,760 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 19,886 number 255,159 number 235,273 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 35,463 number 360,301 number 324,838 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 400,803 number against 46,631 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
354,172 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Colombia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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.