Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 328,315 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 328,315 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 163.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 328,315 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53,025 number, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53,025 number | — |
| 1999 | 53,394 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76,936 number | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 80,546 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 87,014 number | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 102,743 number | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 124,699 number | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 158,446 number | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 178,034 number | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 186,936 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 189,539 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 220,978 number | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 256,603 number | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 286,434 number | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 319,845 number | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 314,863 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 328,315 number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,210 number | 53,025 number | 53,394 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 105,064 number | 76,936 number | 158,446 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 253,505 number | 178,034 number | 328,315 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 328,315 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 328,315 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,025 number in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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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.