Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 252,025 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 252,025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 252,025 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51,711, in 1998.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 107th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51,711 | — |
| 1999 | 52,064 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67,292 | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 64,805 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 78,212 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 83,144 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 75,594 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 78,022 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 83,362 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 92,548 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 104,749 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 138,227 | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 148,165 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 155,722 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 146,402 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 172,884 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 199,184 | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 216,670 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 237,807 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 213,187 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 203,763 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 196,901 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 207,457 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 216,331 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 234,186 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 252,025 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,888 | 51,711 | 52,064 | 2 |
| 2000s | 86,595 | 64,805 | 138,227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,068 | 146,402 | 237,807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,500 | 207,457 | 252,025 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 252,025 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 252,025 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,711 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 107th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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