Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 1.10 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1999–2018
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 13th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 262,408 number | — |
| 2000 | 286,738 number | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 306,582 number | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 340,386 number | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 347,925 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 367,691 number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 395,436 number | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 406,459 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 441,584 number | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 572,068 number | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 610,933 number | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 668,539 number | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 708,485 number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 699,895 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 777,848 number | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 844,505 number | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 933,902 number | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.5% | 441,584 number | 572,068 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Turkey 125,138 number compare
- 11 Italy 106,611 number compare
- 12 Netherlands 104,015 number compare
- 13 South Korea 84,749 number compare
- 14 Malaysia 81,953 number compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 77,463 number compare
- 16 Austria 75,259 number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
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 13th out of 44 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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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.