Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.41 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Euro Area is 1.41 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 1.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 503,234, in 1998.
That places WB: Euro Area 30th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 503,234 | — |
| 1999 | 504,029 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 529,717 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 554,185 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 575,280 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 663,190 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 643,658 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 650,038 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 677,574 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 713,249 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 740,311 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 763,698 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 810,304 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 860,386 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 866,456 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 860,287 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 890,922 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 939,437 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 979,270 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 503,632 | 503,234 | 504,029 | 2 |
| 2000s | 651,090 | 529,717 | 763,698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 947,089 | 810,304 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.20 million | 1.41 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
- 27 Switzerland 67,805 compare
- 28 Belgium 57,281 compare
- 29 Portugal 56,775 compare
- 30 Czechia 56,276 compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 55,827 compare
- 32 India 45,700 compare
- 33 New Zealand 44,171 compare
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 1.41 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 503,234 in 1998.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 30th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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