Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 564,957 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 564,957. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 564,957 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 160,563, in 2001.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 64th 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 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 167,468 | — |
| 1999 | 167,494 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 162,894 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 160,563 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 173,062 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 173,939 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 186,050 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 203,881 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 223,188 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 238,065 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 258,789 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 272,876 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 290,510 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 300,081 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 319,545 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 341,006 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 363,475 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 383,330 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 389,648 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 382,578 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 398,609 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 414,544 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 440,261 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 509,762 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 546,662 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 564,957 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 167,481 | 167,468 | 167,494 | 2 |
| 2000s | 205,331 | 160,563 | 272,876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,333 | 290,510 | 414,544 | 10 |
| 2020s | 515,410 | 440,261 | 564,957 | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 564,957 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 564,957 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,563 in 2001.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 64th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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