Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) was 158,382 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 158,382, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 158,382 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,622, in 1998.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 80th of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8,622 | — |
| 1999 | 9,017 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 22,427 | +148.7% |
| 2001 | 19,857 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 32,319 | +62.8% |
| 2003 | 37,227 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 30,548 | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 32,227 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 36,798 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 44,492 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 51,781 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 68,141 | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 75,118 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 78,366 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 76,934 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 94,128 | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 111,587 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 117,569 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 131,793 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 116,850 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 113,737 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 110,539 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 125,961 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 134,276 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 145,299 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 158,382 | +9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +148.7% | 9,017 | 22,427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,820 | 8,622 | 9,017 | 2 |
| 2000s | 37,582 | 19,857 | 68,141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,662 | 75,118 | 131,793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,980 | 125,961 | 158,382 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 158,382 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 158,382 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,622 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 80th out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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