Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.38 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income stood at 1.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 1.38 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 372,764 number, in 1999.
That places Middle income 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 372,764 number | — |
| 2000 | 392,765 number | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 410,512 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 454,255 number | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 465,841 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 489,361 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 539,411 number | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 564,914 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 608,173 number | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 749,516 number | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 793,556 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 861,281 number | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 904,081 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 912,814 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million number | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million number | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 372,764 number | 372,764 number | 372,764 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 546,830 number | 392,765 number | 793,556 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million number | 861,281 number | 1.38 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 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 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Middle income was 1.38 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,764 number in 1999.
- How does Middle income rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.