Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 575,855 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries is 575,855, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 575,855 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,915, in 2002.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 58th 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: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 152,915 | — |
| 2003 | 154,412 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 155,581 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 156,638 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 165,572 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 179,669 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 196,546 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 214,060 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 231,751 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 241,657 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 256,800 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 301,400 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 346,018 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 383,822 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 422,602 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 438,115 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 461,944 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 463,655 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 463,582 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 488,366 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 529,318 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 575,855 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171,924 | 152,915 | 214,060 | 8 |
| 2010s | 354,776 | 231,751 | 463,655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,280 | 463,582 | 575,855 | 4 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 575,855 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 575,855 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,915 in 2002.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 58th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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