Europe & Central Asia vs Saudi Arabia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Europe & Central Asia
1.33 million number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
77,406 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Saudi Arabia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199720072018

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 1.33 million number against 77,406 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.25 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 17.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 639,676 number 10,302 number 629,374 number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 750,668 number 16,095 number 734,573 number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.16 million number 72,926 number 1.09 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Europe & Central Asia or Saudi Arabia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 1.33 million number against 77,406 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia?
1.25 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 45 groups.
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.