Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes was 224,417 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 224,417, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 224,417 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79,186, in 2002.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 70th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79,186 | — |
| 2003 | 81,256 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 84,876 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 86,959 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 88,660 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 89,433 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 94,899 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 96,613 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 104,172 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 108,399 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 121,555 | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 142,214 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 159,597 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 161,560 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 169,887 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 161,218 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 163,704 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 165,042 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 161,170 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 180,738 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 200,314 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 224,417 | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,735 | 79,186 | 96,613 | 8 |
| 2010s | 145,735 | 104,172 | 169,887 | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,660 | 161,170 | 224,417 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 67 Estonia 1,376 compare
- 68 South Africa 1,264 compare
- 69 Mauritius 1,135 compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,072 compare
- 71 Argentina 887 compare
- 72 Serbia 734 compare
- 73 Luxembourg 718 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 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 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 224,417 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?
- The highest recorded value was 224,417 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,186 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 70th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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