Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 550,391 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 550,391 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 550,391 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 127,653 number, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 131,245 number | — |
| 1999 | 130,956 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 127,653 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 142,239 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 159,352 number | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 152,316 number | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 167,525 number | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 201,314 number | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 199,038 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 190,321 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 275,875 number | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 269,507 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 291,978 number | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 313,144 number | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 333,075 number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 378,248 number | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 408,943 number | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 447,813 number | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 486,664 number | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 518,980 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 550,391 number | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,100 number | 130,956 number | 131,245 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 188,514 number | 127,653 number | 275,875 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 414,360 number | 291,978 number | 550,391 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 15 United Arab Emirates 77,463 number compare
- 16 Austria 75,259 number compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 73,216 number compare
- 18 Spain 70,912 number compare
- 19 Ukraine 55,333 number compare
- 20 Poland 54,354 number compare
- 21 Switzerland 54,279 number compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 550,391 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 550,391 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,653 number in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.