Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Papua New Guinea
1,455 number
in 2018
Sierra Leone
1,289 number
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
169th
Sierra Leone rank
172nd

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
05001.0k1.5k199820082018

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,455 number against 1,289 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 166 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 795.5 number 823 number 27.5 number Sierra Leone
2000s 933.5 number 916.4 number 17.1 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,311 number 1,106 number 205.44 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,455 number against 1,289 number in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
166 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Papua New Guinea ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd 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.