Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 6 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 6 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 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka peaked at 31 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 45th out of 121 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 | 18 | — |
| 2014 | 25 | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 31 | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 18 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2020 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 14 | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 6 | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.43 | 18 | 31 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.25 | 6 | 23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (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 6 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 31 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 121 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 66.7%. 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 Nepal, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release