Inbound internationally: Students from Hong … both Hong Kong Special in Canada
Canada: Inbound internationally: Students from Hong … both Hong Kong Special was 5,697 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Hong in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong in Canada stood at 5,697. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 99.5% on the previous year and up 224.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong in Canada peaked at 5,697 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,110, in 2006.
That places Canada 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Hong … both Hong Kong Special in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,040 | — |
| 1999 | 1,698 | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 1,503 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 1,308 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 1,215 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,194 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,284 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,431 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1,110 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 1,578 | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 1,684 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,797 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,770 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,566 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 1,614 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,755 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1,797 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,785 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,076 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 2,037 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,181 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1,953 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1,890 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2,064 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2,856 | +38.4% |
| 2023 | 5,697 | +99.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5,697 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 2848.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally: Students from Hong … both Hong Kong Special in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +99.5% | 2,856 | 5,697 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,869 | 1,698 | 2,040 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,410 | 1,110 | 1,797 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,853 | 1,566 | 2,181 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,127 | 1,890 | 5,697 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 United Kingdom 17,700 compare
- 2 Australia 9,805 compare
- 4 United States 5,603 compare
- 5 Macao 532 compare
- 6 Germany 480 compare
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong in Canada?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong in Canada was 5,697 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,697 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,110 in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from hong rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release