Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 620,108 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 620,108 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 620,108 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 157,686, in 2002.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 53rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 157,686 | — |
| 2003 | 159,372 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 160,906 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 162,258 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 171,608 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 185,434 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 201,274 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 219,009 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 238,434 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 250,556 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 266,539 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 319,521 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 368,631 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 409,455 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 453,807 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 472,330 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 496,461 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 500,113 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 503,687 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 529,617 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 571,445 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 620,108 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 177,193 | 157,686 | 219,009 | 8 |
| 2010s | 377,585 | 238,434 | 500,113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 556,214 | 503,687 | 620,108 | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 620,108 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 620,108 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,686 in 2002.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 53rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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