Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Spain: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
408,198 number
in 2018
Spain
42,034 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th
Spain rank
28th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199720072018

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 408,198 number against 42,034 number in Spain, a difference of 366,164 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.7 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Spain ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 147,562 number 25,696 number 121,866 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 188,556 number 25,488 number 163,068 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 312,135 number 33,699 number 278,436 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Spain?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 408,198 number against 42,034 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain?
366,164 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Spain ranks 28th 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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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.