Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany
Germany: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was 0.7423 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany is 0.7423 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany peaked at 0.8232 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.71 GPIA, in 2021.
Germany ranks 75th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8162 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8232 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8052 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7759 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7601 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7532 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7399 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.71 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7379 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7423 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7934 GPIA | 0.7532 GPIA | 0.8232 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7325 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7423 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- 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 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany?
- Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Germany was 0.7423 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8232 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Germany ranks 75th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release