ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
4.75 million
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
130,591
in 2022
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank
11th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
14th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199720102023

How they compare

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) currently reports 4.75 million against 130,591 in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 4.62 million.

That makes ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)'s figure about 36.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has been ahead every year.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th of 214 groups.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.05 million 1,753 2.05 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2010s 3.11 million 12,606 3.10 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2020s 4.29 million 81,706 4.20 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), at 4.75 million against 130,591 in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
4.62 million, with ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
349 places, 7,282 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release