Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.43 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income stood at 1.43 million number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 1.43 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 406,268 number, in 1999.
Low & middle income ranks 6th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 406,268 number | — |
| 2000 | 426,151 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 441,905 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 487,189 number | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 497,245 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 520,938 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 570,238 number | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 596,428 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 641,897 number | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 785,585 number | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 833,216 number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 904,078 number | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 950,194 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 960,110 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million number | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million number | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 406,268 number | 406,268 number | 406,268 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 580,079 number | 426,151 number | 833,216 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 904,078 number | 1.43 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Low & middle income was 1.43 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,268 number in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.