Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 544 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
544
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
5th
of 121 countries
All-time high
925
in 2016
All-time low
79
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 544 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 925 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 5th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 79 | — |
| 1999 | 98 | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 306 | +212.2% |
| 2001 | 278 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 486 | +74.8% |
| 2003 | 469 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 506 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 457 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 729 | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 606 | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 624 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 840 | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 791 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 796 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 800 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 864 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 925 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 481 | -48.0% |
| 2019 | 772 | +60.5% |
| 2020 | 750 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 647 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 612 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 575 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 544 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.5 | 79 | 98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 495.67 | 278 | 729 | 9 |
| 2010s | 783.62 | 481 | 925 | 8 |
| 2020s | 625.6 | 544 | 750 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 2 United Kingdom 6,107 compare
- 3 United States 3,787 compare
- 4 Germany 640 compare
- 6 Canada 489 compare
- 7 New Zealand 358.5 compare
- 8 Switzerland 277 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0416 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0444 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % 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 544 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 925 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 121 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 down 32.0%. 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 Singapore, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release