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
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 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
| 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
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
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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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.