Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 7.19 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World is 7.19 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World peaked at 7.19 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: World 5th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million | 1.95 million | 2.03 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.76 million | 2.10 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 million | 3.76 million | 6.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 million | 6.37 million | 7.19 million | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in UNICEF: World was 7.19 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- UNICEF: World ranks 5th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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