Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Upper middle income
1.99 million number
in 2018
Viet Nam
108,527 number
in 2018
Upper middle income rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
4th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Viet Nam
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720072018

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 1.99 million number against 108,527 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.88 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 18.3 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 540,154 number 7,924 number 532,229 number Upper middle income
2000s 880,643 number 21,214 number 859,429 number Upper middle income
2010s 1.65 million number 69,100 number 1.58 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
Upper middle income, at 1.99 million number against 108,527 number in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
1.88 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Upper middle income ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 43 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.