Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 4.75 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 (People’s Republic of) 194,327 compare
- 11 Japan 181,821 compare
- 12 Korea 143,939 compare
- 13 Netherlands 135,535 compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 130,591 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (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