Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 15,155 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
15,155 number
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
49th
of 127 countries
All-time high
15,155 number
in 2018
All-time low
7,998 number
in 2002
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1999–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200820181999: 8.4k number2000: 8.1k number2001: 8.1k number2002: 8.0k number2003: 8.0k number2004: 8.3k number2005: 8.6k number2006: 9.4k number2007: 9.1k number2008: 9.3k number2009: 9.4k number2010: 10.1k number2011: 10.3k number2012: 11.2k number2013: 11.6k number2014: 11.3k number2015: 11.8k number2016: 12.2k number2017: 13.7k number2018: 15.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria is 15,155 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 15,155 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,998 number, in 2002.

Bulgaria ranks 49th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,412 number 8,412 number 8,412 number 1
2000s 8,626 number 7,998 number 9,423 number 10
2010s 11,938 number 10,060 number 15,155 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 46 Kyrgyz Republic 19,626 number compare
  2. 47 Macau, China 17,992 number compare
  3. 48 Belarus, Republic of 16,886 number compare
  4. 50 Senegal 14,829 number compare
  5. 51 Qatar 12,332 number compare
  6. 52 Georgia 12,267 number compare

See the full ranking of 171 places β†’

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All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Bulgaria was 15,155 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 15,155 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 7,998 number in 2002.
How does Bulgaria rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.