Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 4.75 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.75 million
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
11th
of 214 groups
All-time high
4.75 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.41 million
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 4.75 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 4.75 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1997.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.33 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.65 million | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.73 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.83 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.99 million | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.35 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.49 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.80 million | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.24 million | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 4.15 million | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.47 million | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 4.75 million | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.41 million | 1.46 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.50 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 million | 2.48 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.40 million | 4.15 million | 4.75 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 8 France 284,865 compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 238,986 compare
- 10 China 194,327 compare
- 11 Japan 181,821 compare
- 12 South Korea 143,939 compare
- 13 Netherlands 135,535 compare
- 14 Iran 130,591 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 4.75 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1997.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 11th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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