Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 313,312 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 313,312, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 313,312 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 136,105, in 2002.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 96th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 136,105 | — |
| 2003 | 139,993 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 144,833 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 145,933 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 154,699 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 164,571 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 181,344 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 186,607 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 206,779 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 217,611 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 208,513 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 221,617 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 238,418 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 249,207 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 245,338 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 248,164 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 248,440 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 250,809 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 246,341 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 265,272 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 276,705 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 313,312 | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,761 | 136,105 | 186,607 | 8 |
| 2010s | 233,490 | 206,779 | 250,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,408 | 246,341 | 313,312 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 93 Benin 3,972 compare
- 94 Oman 3,545 compare
- 95 Mauritius 3,075 compare
- 96 Costa Rica 2,510 compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,498 compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,467 compare
- 99 Bangladesh 2,281 compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 313,312 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 313,312 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,105 in 2002.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 96th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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