Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 1.10 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.10 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2018
All-time low
262,408 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1999–2018

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1999200820181999: 262.4k number2000: 286.7k number2001: 306.6k number2002: 340.4k number2003: 347.9k number2004: 367.7k number2005: 395.4k number2006: 406.5k number2007: 441.6k number2008: 572.1k number2009: 610.9k number2010: 668.5k number2011: 708.5k number2012: 699.9k number2013: 777.8k number2014: 844.5k number2015: 933.9k number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income is 1.10 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 93.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 1.10 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 262,408 number, in 1999.

That places Upper middle income 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 262,408 number 262,408 number 262,408 number 1
2000s 407,580 number 286,738 number 610,933 number 10
2010s 870,473 number 668,539 number 1.10 million number 9

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 8 China (People’s Republic of) 201,177 number compare
  2. 9 Japan 182,748 number compare
  3. 10 Türkiye 125,138 number compare
  4. 11 Italy 106,611 number compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 104,015 number compare
  6. 13 Korea 84,749 number compare
  7. 14 Malaysia 81,953 number compare

See the full ranking of 171 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income was 1.10 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 262,408 number in 1999.
How does Upper middle income rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle income 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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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.