Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 120,353 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids is 120,353, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 160,500 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83,061, in 2004.
That places UNESCO: Sids 152nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86,375 | — |
| 2004 | 83,061 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 85,073 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 87,097 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 100,321 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 105,019 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 115,700 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 115,837 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 119,004 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 111,846 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 106,140 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 102,818 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 101,683 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 102,721 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 103,496 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 103,350 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 105,170 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 106,347 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 111,629 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 160,500 | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 120,353 | -25.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in UNESCO: Sids 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 | +43.8% | 111,629 | 160,500 |
| 2023 | -25.0% | 160,500 | 120,353 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,664 | 83,061 | 115,700 | 7 |
| 2010s | 107,206 | 101,683 | 119,004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,707 | 106,347 | 160,500 | 4 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 120,353 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 160,500 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,061 in 2004.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 152nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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