Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 979,542 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend stood at 979,542 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 979,542 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 238,429 number, in 1999.
That places Late-demographic dividend 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 238,429 number | — |
| 2000 | 260,540 number | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 283,810 number | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 305,842 number | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 307,278 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 318,902 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 346,905 number | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 353,029 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 374,864 number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 498,593 number | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 528,807 number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 574,167 number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 605,361 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 608,061 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 680,502 number | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 763,070 number | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 838,518 number | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 920,629 number | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 947,143 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 979,542 number | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.0% | 374,864 number | 498,593 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,429 number | 238,429 number | 238,429 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 357,857 number | 260,540 number | 528,807 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 768,555 number | 574,167 number | 979,542 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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
- 18 Spain 70,912 number compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0761 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 979,542 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 979,542 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,429 number in 1999.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.