Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.35 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 1.35 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.35 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 458,972, in 1997.
SDG: Northern America ranks 35th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 458,972 | — |
| 1998 | 458,972 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 484,471 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 511,689 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 571,864 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 632,638 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 636,890 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 637,580 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 659,354 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 653,309 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 697,548 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 718,023 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 756,241 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 797,902 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 843,556 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 888,738 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 935,829 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 467,472 | 458,972 | 484,471 | 3 |
| 2000s | 647,514 | 511,689 | 756,241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 797,902 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 1.15 million | 1.35 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,628 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 1.35 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,972 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 35th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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