Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 575,855 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States is 575,855, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 575,855 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,915, in 2002.
UIS: Arab States ranks 58th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 152,915 | — |
| 2003 | 154,412 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 155,581 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 156,638 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 165,572 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 179,669 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 196,546 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 214,060 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 231,751 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 241,657 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 256,798 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 301,399 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 346,018 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 383,822 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 422,602 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 438,115 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 461,944 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 463,655 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 463,582 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 488,366 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 529,318 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 575,855 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171,924 | 152,915 | 214,060 | 8 |
| 2010s | 354,776 | 231,751 | 463,655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,280 | 463,582 | 575,855 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 575,855 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 575,855 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,915 in 2002.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 58th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab 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