Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.51 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 1.51 million number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.51 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 418,960 number, in 1999.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 418,960 number | — |
| 2000 | 443,926 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 457,917 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 499,725 number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 506,072 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 533,228 number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 582,891 number | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 610,358 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 649,622 number | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 802,514 number | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 839,280 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 918,208 number | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 965,786 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 985,708 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million number | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million number | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 418,960 number | 418,960 number | 418,960 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 592,553 number | 443,926 number | 839,280 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 918,208 number | 1.51 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 1.51 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,960 number in 1999.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.