Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 11,071 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 11,071 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 11,071 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 670, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 670 | — |
| 1999 | 863 | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 5,296 | +513.7% |
| 2001 | 4,675 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 4,731 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5,634 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 4,564 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 4,503 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5,704 | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 7,325 | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 8,604 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 8,955 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 7,989 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 6,222 | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 6,537 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 7,732 | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 8,039 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,823 | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 8,440 | +44.9% |
| 2020 | 9,902 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 9,874 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9,862 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,443 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 11,071 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766.5 | 670 | 863 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,671 | 4,503 | 8,604 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,467 | 5,823 | 8,955 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10,230 | 9,862 | 11,071 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia was 11,071 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,071 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 670 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Indonesia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release