Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1,773 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka is 1,773, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,773 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 375, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 435 | — |
| 2012 | 375 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 816 | +117.6% |
| 2014 | 892 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 986 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 1,267 | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 1,313 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,322 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,529 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 1,306 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 1,246 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,623 | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 1,773 | +9.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,773 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,760, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +117.6% | 375 | 816 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 992.78 | 375 | 1,529 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,487 | 1,246 | 1,773 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 1,773 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,773 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 375 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release