Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Iceland
Iceland: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1,430 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Iceland is 1,430 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 1,472 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 194 number, in 1998.
That places Iceland 101st out of 127 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 194 number | — |
| 1999 | 207 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 403 number | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 421 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 472 number | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 580 number | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 489 number | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 715 number | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 783 number | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 720 number | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 783 number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 889 number | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1,099 number | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 1,186 number | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1,249 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,472 number | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 1,260 number | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 1,231 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,430 number | +16.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1,430 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,998 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1,430 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,256 number, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +94.7% | 207 number | 403 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200.5 number | 194 number | 207 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 596.22 number | 403 number | 783 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,227 number | 889 number | 1,472 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 98 Bangladesh 1,589 number compare
- 99 Sri Lanka 1,529 number compare
- 100 Malta 1,515 number compare
- 102 Botswana 1,149 number compare
- 103 El Salvador 980 number compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 969 number compare
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Iceland?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Iceland was 1,430 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,472 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 194 number in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 101st out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.