Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa

Republic of Korea
101,774 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
1.99 million number
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
5th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Upper middle income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720072018

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 1.99 million number against 101,774 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.89 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.6 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 64,382 number 540,154 number 475,771 number Upper middle income
2000s 96,737 number 880,643 number 783,906 number Upper middle income
2010s 113,319 number 1.65 million number 1.53 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 1.99 million number against 101,774 number in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
1.89 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
Republic of Korea ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.