Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America
North America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.21 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America is 1.21 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America peaked at 1.21 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 458,972 number, in 1997.
North America ranks 9th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 458,972 number | — |
| 1998 | 458,972 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 484,471 number | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 511,689 number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 517,949 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 632,638 number | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 645,453 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 637,580 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 659,354 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 653,309 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 688,825 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 718,023 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 756,241 number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 791,167 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 830,617 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 875,755 number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 935,829 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million number | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 467,472 number | 458,972 number | 484,471 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 642,106 number | 511,689 number | 756,241 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million number | 791,167 number | 1.21 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in North America was 1.21 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,972 number in 1997.
- How does North America rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- North America ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.