Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: World
MDG: World: Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia was 810,217 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: World, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 810,217 for inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and up 194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: World peaked at 810,217 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 262,665, in 2012.
That places MDG: World 1st out of 75 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 262,665 | — |
| 2013 | 275,547 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 318,745 | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 356,223 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 402,233 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 434,410 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 468,854 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 520,982 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 559,230 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 810,217 | +44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 379,957 | 262,665 | 520,982 | 8 |
| 2020s | 684,724 | 559,230 | 810,217 | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: World?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia in MDG: World was 810,217 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 810,217 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,665 in 2012.
- How does MDG: World rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia?
- MDG: World ranks 1st out of 75 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from south and west asia rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release