Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes was 221,877 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 221,877. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 221,877 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79,052, in 2002.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 71st of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79,052 | — |
| 2003 | 81,122 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 84,742 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 86,825 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 88,526 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 89,299 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 94,765 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 96,479 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 104,038 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 108,227 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 121,205 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 141,333 | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 158,726 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 160,504 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 168,645 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 159,790 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 162,092 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 163,244 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 159,186 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 178,568 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 197,959 | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 221,877 | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,601 | 79,052 | 96,479 | 8 |
| 2010s | 144,780 | 104,038 | 168,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189,398 | 159,186 | 221,877 | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 221,877 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 221,877 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,052 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 71st out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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