Lower middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Lower middle income
1.36 million number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
77,406 number
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Saudi Arabia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199720072018

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.36 million number against 77,406 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.28 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 17.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 354,882 number 10,302 number 344,580 number Lower middle income
2000s 579,440 number 16,095 number 563,344 number Lower middle income
2010s 1.03 million number 72,926 number 959,985 number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Lower middle income or Saudi Arabia?
Lower middle income, at 1.36 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 Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
1.28 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Lower middle income ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 43 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.