Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in European Union
European Union: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.80 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in European Union, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in European Union stood at 1.80 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in European Union peaked at 1.80 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 788,030 number, in 1998.
That places European Union 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 788,030 number | — |
| 1999 | 814,142 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 833,269 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 864,208 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 893,218 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million number | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 801,086 number | 788,030 number | 814,142 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 833,269 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.80 million number | 9 |
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More education data for European Union
- 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 63.3% (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 37.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0831 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in European Union?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in European Union was 1.80 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 788,030 number in 1998.
- How does European Union rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- European Union ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.