ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Korea: Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
440,654
in 2023
Korea
7,510
in 2023
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
17th
Korea rank
19th

Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199820102023

How they compare

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) currently reports 440,654 against 7,510 in Korea, a difference of 433,144.

That makes ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s figure about 58.7 times Korea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 17th and Korea ranks 19th of 113 groups.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 50,826 65 50,760 ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2000s 102,321 656.8 101,664 ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2010s 180,282 3,057 177,225 ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2020s 326,533 6,756 319,776 ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or Korea?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), at 440,654 against 7,510 in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Korea?
433,144, with ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Korea rank globally for inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 17th and Korea ranks 19th of 113 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
235 places, 4,152 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release