At a high level:
Source answers: Where are students coming from?
Destination answers: Where are students going?
Selecting a region, sub-region, country, or city in either filter updates all relevant visualizations and reports accordingly.
How Source and Destination Filters Update Reports
When you select a specific region, sub-region, or country in either the Source or Destination filter:
All widgets, charts, and reports update based on that selection.
Data is recalculated to reflect only the selected territory.
Indexes adjust to show top locations relevant to the selected filter.
Example: Selecting a Source Country
If you set Source = China:
Source-related widgets will focus on China.
Source cities will be specific to China.
Destination widgets will show the top destinations for students from China.
This behaviour is consistent across indexes and charts.
Indexes display ranked lists (for example, top sources or top destinations). How you use Source and Destination depends on which index you are viewing.
Source Location Index
The Source Location index is a list of top source locations.
To analyse where students from a specific source are going:
Keep the index on Source Location
Use the Destination filter to narrow results
Example
If you want to see where students from South Korea are going:
Keep the index on Source Location
Set Source = South Korea
Use the Destination filter as needed
Destination Location Index
The Destination Location index is a list of top destination locations.
To analyse where students are coming from for a given destination:
Keep the index on Destination Location
Use the Source filter
Example
If you want to analyse students going to Canada:
Set Destination = Canada
Use Source to see top sending countries
If you want the opposite perspective (where students from a country are headed), switch to the Source Location index instead of using the Destination dropdown.
Using Source and Destination with Charts
All charts in Global Student Flows represent the same underlying data, shown in different visual formats. These include:
Silhouette
Kanban
Tree map
Flat map
Globe
To get the correct visualization:
Select whether you want to analyse Source or Destination
Use the opposite filter to refine results
This ensures the chart reflects the intended direction of student movement.
Time Period Filter
The Time Period filter applies universally:
It affects all indexes, charts, and reports
It works alongside Source and Destination selections
Changing the time period recalculates all data in view
Benchmark
Benchmark allows for side-by-side comparisons:
Based on the Source and Destination selections you choose
Displays one or multiple visuals depending on criteria
Shows trend lines of student movement between selected locations
Heatmap
Heatmaps follow the same logic as other reports:
Rows default to Source Location
You can change rows to:
Destination
City (for more granular analysis)
Totals and values in the heatmap automatically adjust based on:
Source selection
Destination selection
Row configuration
Time period