Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 33,322 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 33,322 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 33,322 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,723, in 2002.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 192nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,723 | — |
| 2003 | 2,754 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,382 | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 3,599 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 4,180 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 3,680 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 3,515 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4,587 | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 6,691 | +45.9% |
| 2011 | 8,224 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 8,701 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 12,054 | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 16,728 | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 19,668 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 25,247 | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 27,998 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 27,918 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29,513 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 32,435 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 32,742 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 33,172 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 33,322 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,552 | 2,723 | 4,587 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18,274 | 6,691 | 29,513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,918 | 32,435 | 33,322 | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 33,322 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 33,322 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,723 in 2002.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 192nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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