Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 2.25 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 2.25 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 2.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 448,538, in 1999.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 20th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 448,538 | — |
| 2000 | 475,597 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 477,682 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 523,903 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 550,141 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 556,666 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 586,084 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 633,534 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 711,540 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 791,637 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 873,263 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 947,571 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 998,550 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.02 million | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.25 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 448,538 | 448,538 | 448,538 | 1 |
| 2000s | 618,005 | 475,597 | 873,263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 947,571 | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 1.90 million | 2.25 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 2.25 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,538 in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 20th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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