Inbound internationally: Students from Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted in India
India: Inbound internationally: Students from Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted was 0.7136 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.7136 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in India peaked at 0.7136 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2996 GPIA, in 2015.
That places India 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3347 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3303 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2996 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5088 GPIA | +69.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4818 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.446 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.526 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5682 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.615 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.71 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7136 GPIA | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7136 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6693 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4182 GPIA | 0.2996 GPIA | 0.526 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6517 GPIA | 0.5682 GPIA | 0.7136 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in India?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in India was 0.7136 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7136 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2996 GPIA in 2015.
- How does India rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- India ranks 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Saudi Arabia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release