Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 4.99 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 4.99 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 4.99 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Oecd Members 8th 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.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.46 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.54 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.70 million | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.11 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 million | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.53 million | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.74 million | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.94 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.20 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.39 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.33 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.60 million | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 4.99 million | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.46 million | 1.52 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million | 1.57 million | 2.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million | 2.70 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million | 4.33 million | 4.99 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 4.99 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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