Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 2.01 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.03 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 410,530, in 1999.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 23rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 410,530 | — |
| 2000 | 430,414 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 446,464 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 492,044 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 501,265 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 524,122 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 573,844 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 600,504 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 646,620 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 794,148 | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 846,921 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 923,129 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 974,508 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 989,845 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.89 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.03 million | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,530 | 410,530 | 410,530 | 1 |
| 2000s | 585,635 | 430,414 | 846,921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million | 923,129 | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million | 1.89 million | 2.03 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.01 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 410,530 in 1999.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 23rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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