Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Spain
42,034 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
400,803 number
in 2018
Spain rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199720072018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 400,803 number against 42,034 number in Spain, a difference of 358,769 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.5 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 25,696 number 176,684 number 150,987 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 25,488 number 255,159 number 229,671 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 33,699 number 360,301 number 326,602 number Sub-Saharan Africa

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?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 400,803 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?
358,769 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Spain ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th 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.