Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 120,007 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 120,007.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 160,154 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82,884, in 2004.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 154th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 82,884 | — |
| 2005 | 84,884 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 86,897 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 100,111 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 104,673 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 115,354 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 115,491 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 118,658 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 111,500 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 105,794 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 102,472 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 101,337 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 102,375 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 103,150 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 103,004 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 104,824 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 106,001 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 111,283 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 160,154 | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 120,007 | -25.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.9% | 111,283 | 160,154 |
| 2023 | -25.1% | 160,154 | 120,007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,801 | 82,884 | 115,354 | 6 |
| 2010s | 106,860 | 101,337 | 118,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,361 | 106,001 | 160,154 | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 120,007 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 160,154 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,884 in 2004.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 154th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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