Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 163,458 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries stood at 163,458. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 163,458 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,048, in 2003.
That places ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 133rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63,110 | — |
| 2003 | 60,048 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 69,793 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 69,834 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75,828 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 83,803 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 95,146 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 103,440 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 110,441 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 109,145 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 104,384 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 101,992 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 105,096 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 114,756 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 121,362 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 109,725 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 112,557 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 105,804 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 100,274 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 130,604 | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 152,856 | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 163,458 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,625 | 60,048 | 103,440 | 8 |
| 2010s | 109,526 | 101,992 | 121,362 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,798 | 100,274 | 163,458 | 4 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 163,458 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 163,458 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,048 in 2003.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 133rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 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