Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) was 1.63 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 1.63 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 1.63 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 224,007, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 16th out of 205 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 224,007 | — |
| 1999 | 228,787 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 235,299 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 266,804 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 326,076 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 361,822 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 373,183 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 406,800 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 433,025 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 484,714 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 575,396 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 625,270 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 672,822 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 702,543 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 662,457 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 737,479 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 823,668 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 913,312 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,397 | 224,007 | 228,787 | 2 |
| 2000s | 408,839 | 235,299 | 625,270 | 10 |
| 2010s | 925,379 | 662,457 | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 1.46 million | 1.63 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 1.63 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,007 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 16th out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release