Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 275,064 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 275,064 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 275,064 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 103,930 number, in 2001.
That places Lower middle income 21st out of 42 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 in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 110,356 number | — |
| 2000 | 106,028 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 103,930 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 113,869 number | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 117,916 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 121,670 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 143,975 number | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 158,455 number | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 166,589 number | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 177,447 number | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 182,623 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 192,741 number | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 195,596 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 212,919 number | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 233,939 number | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 263,248 number | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 273,209 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 271,954 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 273,732 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 275,064 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110,356 number | 110,356 number | 110,356 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 139,250 number | 103,930 number | 182,623 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,600 number | 192,741 number | 275,064 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Lower middle income was 275,064 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 275,064 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,930 number in 2001.
- How does Lower middle income rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.