Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Euro area
Euro area: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.10 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Euro area, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Euro area is 1.10 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 1.10 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 502,777 number, in 1998.
Euro area ranks 14th 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 502,777 number | — |
| 1999 | 503,572 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 528,128 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 551,465 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 574,577 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 660,354 number | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 640,510 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 646,579 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 674,160 number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 709,761 number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 735,582 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 763,001 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 809,466 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 859,696 number | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 865,614 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 859,787 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 890,283 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 938,616 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 978,578 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million number | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 503,174 number | 502,777 number | 503,572 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 648,412 number | 528,128 number | 763,001 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 926,111 number | 809,466 number | 1.10 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 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
- 16 Austria 75,259 number compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 73,216 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.081 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Euro area?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Euro area was 1.10 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 502,777 number in 1998.
- How does Euro area rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 14th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.