Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Small states
Small states: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 66,740 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Small states, 1998–2018
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 38th out of 44 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.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21,161 number | — |
| 1999 | 21,136 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 21,853 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 21,894 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 22,251 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25,044 number | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 25,207 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25,665 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 27,090 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 30,591 number | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 35,683 number | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 40,589 number | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 44,062 number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 45,713 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 47,532 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 48,245 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 53,654 number | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 56,802 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 58,973 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 62,782 number | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 66,740 number | +6.3% |
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 |
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More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (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 38th out of 44 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.