Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.20 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.20 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.20 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 276,628 number, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 276,628 number | — |
| 1999 | 287,138 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 295,570 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 315,593 number | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 412,604 number | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 453,937 number | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 472,500 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 496,872 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 518,572 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 563,926 number | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 614,400 number | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 708,595 number | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 759,924 number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 789,447 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 768,766 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 789,948 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 848,965 number | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 921,267 number | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,883 number | 276,628 number | 287,138 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 485,257 number | 295,570 number | 708,595 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 908,592 number | 759,924 number | 1.20 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 9 Japan 182,748 number compare
- 10 Turkey 125,138 number compare
- 11 Italy 106,611 number compare
- 12 Netherlands 104,015 number compare
- 13 South Korea 84,749 number compare
- 14 Malaysia 81,953 number compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 77,463 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific was 1.20 million 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,628 number in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.