Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 992.78 | 375 | 1,529 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,487 | 1,246 | 1,773 | 4 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (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