Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 982,590 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 982,590 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 982,590 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 223,592, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 44th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 223,592 | — |
| 1998 | 223,592 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 233,733 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 229,497 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 253,828 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 331,869 | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 362,351 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 362,506 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 380,915 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 397,601 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 437,133 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 470,622 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 531,699 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 559,101 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 575,520 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 558,741 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 568,959 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 592,351 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 634,822 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 693,735 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 771,824 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 870,397 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 977,966 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 959,048 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 872,696 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 879,018 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 982,590 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,972 | 223,592 | 233,733 | 3 |
| 2000s | 375,802 | 229,497 | 531,699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 680,342 | 558,741 | 977,966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 923,338 | 872,696 | 982,590 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 982,590 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 982,590 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,592 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 44th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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