Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 488,249 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 488,249 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 560,582 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68,203, in 1999.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 72nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68,203 | — |
| 2000 | 68,547 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87,208 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 99,418 | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 97,215 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 110,583 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 132,405 | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 125,373 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 112,075 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 187,455 | +67.3% |
| 2009 | 175,842 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 190,673 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 204,428 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 206,906 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 227,122 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 251,297 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 265,290 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 288,911 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 299,418 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 315,643 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 351,772 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 560,582 | +59.4% |
| 2021 | 453,740 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 494,976 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 488,249 | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +67.3% | 112,075 | 187,455 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,203 | 68,203 | 68,203 | 1 |
| 2000s | 119,612 | 68,547 | 187,455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 260,146 | 190,673 | 351,772 | 10 |
| 2020s | 499,387 | 453,740 | 560,582 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 488,249 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 560,582 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,203 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 72nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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