Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.57 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 1.57 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 1.57 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 307,084, in 1998.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 28th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 307,084 | — |
| 1999 | 317,594 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 329,030 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 347,122 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 444,450 | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 479,542 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 477,823 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 510,351 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 540,729 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 601,349 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 657,290 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 752,134 | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 803,655 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 830,196 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 814,107 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 866,153 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 938,569 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 312,339 | 307,084 | 317,594 | 2 |
| 2000s | 513,982 | 329,030 | 752,134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 803,655 | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.45 million | 1.57 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 1.57 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,084 in 1998.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 28th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release