Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 26 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 26 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka peaked at 52 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48 | — |
| 2014 | 52 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 21 | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 39 | +62.5% |
| 2020 | 31 | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 18 | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 26 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.29 | 21 | 52 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.75 | 18 | 31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Estonia 42 compare
- 37 Ireland 42 compare
- 39 Bahrain 40 compare
- 41 South Africa 17 compare
- 42 Belarus 13 compare
- 43 Switzerland 12 compare
- 43 Luxembourg 12 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka was 26 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2014.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Bangladesh, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release