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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
392,330 number
in 2018
Turkmenistan
44,875 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st
Turkmenistan rank
26th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

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

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 392,330 number against 44,875 number in Turkmenistan, a difference of 347,455 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.7 times Turkmenistan's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 26th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 172,030 number 4,880 number 167,151 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 246,811 number 5,537 number 241,274 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 352,069 number 38,296 number 313,773 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Turkmenistan?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 392,330 number against 44,875 number in Turkmenistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
347,455 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 26th 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.