Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 2,528 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Republic of Korea, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 2,528 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Republic of Korea peaked at 2,528 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 418, in 1998.
Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 418 | — |
| 1999 | 551 | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 613 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 697 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 721 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 938 | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 914 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,106 | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 1,212 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1,235 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,062 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 989 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,147 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1,190 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,107 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,154 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,212 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,286 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1,416 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1,455 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1,558 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1,661 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,778 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,855 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,244 | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 2,484 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 2,528 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 484.5 | 418 | 551 | 2 |
| 2000s | 948.7 | 613 | 1,235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,319 | 1,107 | 1,661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,178 | 1,778 | 2,528 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Republic of Korea?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Republic of Korea was 2,528 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,528 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 418 in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Japan, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release