Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 66,740 number in 2018. β² Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states, 1998β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 66,740 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states peaked at 66,740 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21,136 number, in 1999.
That places Small states 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,148 number | 21,136 number | 21,161 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,587 number | 21,853 number | 40,589 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,834 number | 44,062 number | 66,740 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index -0.0706 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states was 66,740 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 66,740 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,136 number in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.