How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Laos vs Somalia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number

Laos

6,558 number

in 2018

Somalia

7,178 number

in 2018

Laos rank

112th

Somalia rank

109th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number over time

Laos
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 7,178 number against 6,558 number in Laos, a difference of 620 number.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Somalia ahead.

Laos ranks 112th and Somalia ranks 109th of 205 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,558 number	2,408 number	850 number	Somalia
2000s	2,424 number	2,461 number	37.7 number	Somalia
2010s	4,670 number	4,961 number	290.67 number	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Laos or Somalia?: Somalia, at 7,178 number against 6,558 number in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Laos and Somalia?: 620 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?: Laos ranks 112th and Somalia ranks 109th 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: 13 November 2026

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