Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes was 2,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,879
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
99th
of 193 groups
All-time high
3,367
in 2016
All-time low
1,378
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 2,879.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 3,367 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,378, in 1998.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99th out of 193 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,378 | — |
| 1999 | 1,378 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,408 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,439 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,468 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,499 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,508 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,557 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,606 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,638 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,705 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,762 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,903 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,122 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 2,543 | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 3,000 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 3,193 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 3,235 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,367 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3,326 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,273 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,834 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 2,850 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,737 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,794 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2,879 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,378 | 1,378 | 1,378 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,559 | 1,408 | 1,762 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,880 | 1,903 | 3,367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,815 | 2,737 | 2,879 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 96 Brunei Darussalam 1 compare
- 96 Botswana 1 compare
- 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 100 Albania 0
- 100 Burundi 0
- 100 Benin 0 compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0
- 100 Cameroon 0 compare
- 100 Comoros 0
- 100 Cape Verde 0
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 100 Lesotho 0 compare
- 100 Madagascar 0
- 100 Mali 0
- 100 Mauritania 0 compare
- 100 Niger 0
- 100 Palestine, State of 0
- 100 San Marino 0
- 100 Eswatini 0 compare
- 100 Seychelles 0
- 100 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 100 Samoa 0 compare
- 100 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 25.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 2,879 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3,367 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,378 in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 99th out of 193 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release