Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Spain
42,034 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
392,330 number
in 2018
Spain rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199720072018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 392,330 number against 42,034 number in Spain, a difference of 350,296 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.3 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 25,696 number 172,030 number 146,334 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 25,488 number 246,811 number 221,323 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 33,699 number 352,069 number 318,370 number Sub-Saharan Africa (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, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 392,330 number against 42,034 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
350,296 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Spain ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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

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