Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 52,702 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand is 52,702 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 57,091 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,912 number, in 1998.
That places New Zealand 23rd out of 127 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,912 number | — |
| 1999 | 6,900 number | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 8,210 number | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 11,069 number | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 17,732 number | +60.2% |
| 2003 | 26,359 number | +48.7% |
| 2004 | 41,422 number | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 40,774 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 33,047 number | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 31,565 number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 38,351 number | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 37,878 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 40,854 number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 40,995 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 41,353 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 48,892 number | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 57,091 number | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 53,854 number | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 52,678 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 52,702 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,406 number | 5,912 number | 6,900 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,614 number | 8,210 number | 41,422 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 47,366 number | 37,878 number | 57,091 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in New Zealand was 52,702 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 57,091 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,912 number in 1998.
- How does New Zealand rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.