Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 187,960 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 187,960 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 187,960 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79,988 number, in 2003.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26th 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 17 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82,961 number | — |
| 2003 | 79,988 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 91,415 number | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 90,864 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 98,894 number | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 107,500 number | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 120,011 number | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 130,191 number | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 141,124 number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 142,494 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 138,902 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 144,032 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 156,289 number | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 170,934 number | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 181,896 number | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 181,432 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 187,960 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,228 number | 79,988 number | 130,191 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 160,563 number | 138,902 number | 187,960 number | 9 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 187,960 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 187,960 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,988 number in 2003.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.