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

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.

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

Somalia

7,178 number

in 2018

Tanzania

6,876 number

in 2018

Somalia rank

109th

Tanzania rank

110th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number over time

Somalia
Tanzania

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 7,178 number against 6,876 number in Tanzania, a difference of 302 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tanzania ahead.

Somalia ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 110th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,408 number	3,132 number	723.5 number	Tanzania
2000s	2,461 number	4,847 number	2,386 number	Tanzania
2010s	4,961 number	6,564 number	1,603 number	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Somalia or Tanzania?: Somalia, at 7,178 number against 6,876 number in Tanzania as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Somalia and Tanzania?: 302 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?: Somalia ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 110th 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: 30 October 2026

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