Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.48 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 1.48 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.48 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 242,083, in 1999.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 29th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 242,083 | — |
| 2000 | 264,194 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 287,760 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 310,088 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 311,820 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 323,740 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 352,077 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 358,534 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 380,702 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 504,764 | +32.6% |
| 2009 | 535,311 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 581,177 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 612,877 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 616,084 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 708,265 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 810,746 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 901,673 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.6% | 380,702 | 504,764 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242,083 | 242,083 | 242,083 | 1 |
| 2000s | 362,899 | 264,194 | 535,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 858,454 | 581,177 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million | 1.37 million | 1.48 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 1.48 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,083 in 1999.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 29th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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