Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1998–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998201020231998: 1.4k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.9k2011: 2.1k2012: 2.5k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.2k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.4k2017: 3.3k2018: 3.3k2019: 2.8k2020: 2.9k2021: 2.7k2022: 2.8k2023: 2.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 3,367 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,378, in 1998.

That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year

Annual values for Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1998 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

  1. 96 Brunei Darussalam 1 compare
  2. 96 Botswana 1 compare
  3. 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
  4. 96 Saint Lucia 1 compare
  5. 100 Albania 0
  6. 100 Burundi 0
  7. 100 Benin 0 compare
  8. 100 Burkina Faso 0
  9. 100 Cameroon 0 compare
  10. 100 Comoros 0
  11. 100 Cape Verde 0
  12. 100 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  13. 100 Lesotho 0 compare
  14. 100 Madagascar 0
  15. 100 Mali 0
  16. 100 Mauritania 0 compare
  17. 100 Niger 0
  18. 100 Palestine, State of 0
  19. 100 San Marino 0
  20. 100 Eswatini 0 compare
  21. 100 Seychelles 0
  22. 100 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
  23. 100 Samoa 0 compare
  24. 100 Zimbabwe 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The highest recorded value was 3,367 in 2016.
What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,378 in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes?
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 99th out of 193 groups with data for 2023.
Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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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Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
312 places, 4,958 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release