Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 202,178 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 202,178 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 202,178 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72,295, in 2003.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 118th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75,398 | — |
| 2003 | 72,295 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 83,390 | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 82,706 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 90,355 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 99,200 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 111,335 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 120,063 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 128,032 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 127,008 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 123,256 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 125,848 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 133,882 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 144,832 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 152,218 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 145,041 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 147,814 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 143,726 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 141,773 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 172,249 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 193,160 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 202,178 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,843 | 72,295 | 120,063 | 8 |
| 2010s | 137,166 | 123,256 | 152,218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,340 | 141,773 | 202,178 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.85 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.88 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 202,178 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 202,178 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,295 in 2003.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 118th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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