Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.28 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 1.28 million, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.28 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 267,187, in 1997.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 39th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 267,187 | — |
| 1998 | 267,187 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 277,697 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 288,651 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 310,388 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 395,828 | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 426,446 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 421,573 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 444,961 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 467,651 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 521,730 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 575,398 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 668,101 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 716,332 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 735,377 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 725,002 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 761,324 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 816,986 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 887,477 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 979,887 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270,690 | 267,187 | 277,697 | 3 |
| 2000s | 452,073 | 288,651 | 668,101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 910,122 | 716,332 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.19 million | 1.28 million | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.168 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 1.28 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,187 in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 39th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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