Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.72 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 1.72 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 1.72 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 578,476, in 1998.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 26th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 578,476 | — |
| 1999 | 581,602 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 610,333 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 638,486 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 665,945 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 761,706 | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 725,519 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 741,925 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 776,270 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 819,176 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 850,809 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 885,233 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 952,442 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 580,039 | 578,476 | 581,602 | 2 |
| 2000s | 747,540 | 610,333 | 885,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 952,442 | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million | 1.46 million | 1.72 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 1.72 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 578,476 in 1998.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 26th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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