Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and was 1.65 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.65 million Number
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
1.65 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
992,059 Number
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2024
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 1.65 million Number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 1.65 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 992,059 Number, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 992,059 Number | — |
| 2016 | 1.21 million Number | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million Number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million Number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million Number | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million Number | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million Number | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.59 million Number | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.65 million Number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 million Number | 992,059 Number | 1.35 million Number | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million Number | 1.46 million Number | 1.65 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 United Kingdom 489,019 Number compare
- 1 United Kingdom 489,019 Number compare
- 3 Germany 438,260 Number compare
- 4 Türkiye 336,375 Number compare
- 5 France 284,865 Number compare
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.65 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 992,059 Number in 2013.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and field of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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