Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 2.98 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 2.98 million 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 5.2% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 2.98 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 898,233, in 1998.
SDG: Europe ranks 16th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 898,233 | — |
| 1999 | 925,080 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 942,009 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 994,219 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.03 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.64 million | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2.98 million | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 911,656 | 898,233 | 925,080 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 942,009 | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 1.60 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 million | 2.63 million | 2.98 million | 4 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 2.98 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 898,233 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 16th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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