Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in OECD members
OECD members: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 3.93 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in OECD members, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in OECD members stood at 3.93 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 3.93 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million number, in 1997.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.46 million number | — |
| 1998 | 1.46 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.62 million number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million number | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.33 million number | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.55 million number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.71 million number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.86 million number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.92 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.97 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 million number | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 million number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.53 million number | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.73 million number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.52 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million number | 1.56 million number | 2.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million number | 2.71 million number | 3.93 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in OECD members?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in OECD members was 3.93 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.