Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 572,237 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 572,237, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 572,237 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 143,075, in 2001.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 62nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 143,075 | — |
| 2002 | 148,238 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 149,735 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 150,904 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 151,295 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 159,709 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 173,960 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 190,658 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 207,993 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 225,207 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 235,128 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 249,588 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 293,996 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 338,065 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 375,856 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 415,422 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 429,569 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 453,442 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 455,355 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 455,000 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 478,849 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 521,594 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 572,237 | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,952 | 143,075 | 207,993 | 9 |
| 2010s | 347,163 | 225,207 | 455,355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 506,920 | 455,000 | 572,237 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 572,237 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 572,237 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,075 in 2001.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 62nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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