Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Canada
Canada: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 8,949 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Canada recorded 8,949 for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in 2023.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Canada peaked at 9,432 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,375, in 1998.
Canada ranks 3rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,375 | — |
| 1999 | 4,431 | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 4,488 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 4,998 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 5,790 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 6,483 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 7,083 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 7,695 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 7,935 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8,310 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8,485 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7,080 | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 7,578 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 7,437 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7,470 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8,049 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 8,157 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7,971 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,355 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8,799 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9,412 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 9,111 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9,303 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8,808 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 9,432 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 8,949 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,903 | 3,375 | 4,431 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,835 | 4,488 | 8,485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,234 | 7,437 | 9,412 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,123 | 8,808 | 9,432 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Canada?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Canada was 8,949 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9,432 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,375 in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students from the United States, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release