Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia was 17,253 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 17,253.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 17,743 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,072, in 2002.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 69th of 113 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,072 | — |
| 2003 | 1,072 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,467 | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 1,599 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1,831 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 11,126 | +507.7% |
| 2015 | 13,586 | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 16,583 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 16,891 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 17,181 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17,743 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 17,013 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17,253 | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +507.7% | 1,831 | 11,126 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,408 | 1,072 | 1,831 | 5 |
| 2010s | 15,518 | 11,126 | 17,743 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17,133 | 17,013 | 17,253 | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 17,253 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 17,743 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,072 in 2002.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 69th out of 113 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release