Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 599,880 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 599,880. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 599,880 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 154,055, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 57th 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 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 154,055 | — |
| 2003 | 155,682 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 157,183 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 158,372 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 167,688 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 181,546 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 197,556 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 215,279 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 234,693 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 245,750 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 261,053 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 308,190 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 357,032 | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 397,306 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 440,887 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 458,872 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 482,215 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 484,916 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 487,607 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 512,391 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 553,344 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 599,880 | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173,420 | 154,055 | 215,279 | 8 |
| 2010s | 367,091 | 234,693 | 484,916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 538,306 | 487,607 | 599,880 | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 599,880 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 599,880 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,055 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 57th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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