Inbound internationally: Students … Afghanistan adjusted in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Inbound internationally: Students … Afghanistan adjusted was 0.1951 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in United Kingdom, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.1951 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4272 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1951 GPIA, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students … Afghanistan adjusted in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.264 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2278 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2432 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2256 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.265 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3646 GPIA | +37.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3868 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4272 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.284 GPIA | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.27 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1951 GPIA | -27.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.1951 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4291 GPIA, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.1951 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4444 GPIA, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2824 GPIA | 0.2256 GPIA | 0.3868 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2941 GPIA | 0.1951 GPIA | 0.4272 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in United Kingdom?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in United Kingdom was 0.1951 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4272 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1951 GPIA in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- United Kingdom ranks 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Afghanistan, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release