Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: South-eastern Asia
MDG: South-eastern Asia: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 252,025 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: South-eastern Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 252,025 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 252,025 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51,711, in 1998.
That places MDG: South-eastern Asia 107th 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 (number) in MDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51,711 | — |
| 1999 | 52,064 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67,292 | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 64,805 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 78,212 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 83,144 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 75,594 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 78,022 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 83,362 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 92,548 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 104,749 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 138,227 | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 148,165 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 155,722 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 146,402 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 172,884 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 199,184 | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 216,670 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 237,807 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 213,187 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 203,763 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 196,901 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 207,457 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 216,331 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 234,186 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 252,025 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,888 | 51,711 | 52,064 | 2 |
| 2000s | 86,595 | 64,805 | 138,227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,068 | 146,402 | 237,807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,500 | 207,457 | 252,025 | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: South-eastern Asia was 252,025 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 252,025 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,711 in 1998.
- How does MDG: South-eastern Asia rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 107th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: South-eastern Asia 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