Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 2.66 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 2.66 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.66 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 858,883, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 17th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 858,883 | — |
| 1999 | 885,730 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 902,824 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 932,588 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 969,219 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.51 million | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 2.66 million | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 872,306 | 858,883 | 885,730 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 902,824 | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million | 1.46 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.20 million | 2.66 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 16.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 2.66 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 858,883 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 17th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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