Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Spain

Spain: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 70,912 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
70,912 number
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
18th
of 127 countries
All-time high
70,912 number
in 2018
All-time low
15,050 number
in 2004
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Spain, 1999–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200820181999: 33.0k number2000: 40.7k number2001: 39.9k number2002: 44.9k number2003: 53.6k number2004: 15.1k number2005: 17.7k number2006: 18.2k number2007: 32.3k number2008: 37.7k number2009: 48.5k number2010: 56.0k number2011: 62.6k number2012: 55.8k number2013: 56.4k number2016: 49.8k number2017: 64.9k number2018: 70.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Spain recorded 70,912 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Spain peaked at 70,912 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,050 number, in 2004.

Spain ranks 18th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,954 number 32,954 number 32,954 number 1
2000s 34,859 number 15,050 number 53,639 number 10
2010s 59,493 number 49,837 number 70,912 number 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 15 United Arab Emirates 77,463 number compare
  2. 16 Austria 75,259 number compare
  3. 17 Saudi Arabia 73,216 number compare
  4. 19 Ukraine 55,333 number compare
  5. 20 Poland 54,354 number compare
  6. 21 Switzerland 54,279 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Spain?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Spain was 70,912 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 70,912 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 15,050 number in 2004.
How does Spain rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Spain ranks 18th out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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About this data

Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
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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.