Least developed countries: UN classification vs Spain: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa

Least developed countries: UN classification
420,404 number
in 2018
Spain
42,034 number
in 2018
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
27th
Spain rank
28th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa over time

  • Least developed countries: UN classification
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199720072018

How they compare

Least developed countries: UN classification currently reports 420,404 number against 42,034 number in Spain, a difference of 378,370 number.

That makes Least developed countries: UN classification's figure about 10.0 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Least developed countries: UN classification has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 44 groups.

Least developed countries: UN classification has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 122,019 number 25,696 number 96,322 number Least developed countries: UN classification
2000s 173,788 number 25,488 number 148,300 number Least developed countries: UN classification
2010s 324,410 number 33,699 number 290,711 number Least developed countries: UN classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa, Least developed countries: UN classification or Spain?
Least developed countries: UN classification, at 420,404 number against 42,034 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa between Least developed countries: UN classification and Spain?
378,370 number, with Least developed countries: UN classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Spain rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 44 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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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.