Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America

SDG: Europe and Northern America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 1.97 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.97 million
Change on year
up 7.1%
Rank
12th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1.97 million
in 2023
All-time low
618,548
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1998–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201020231998: 618.5k1999: 644.5k2000: 665.7k2001: 715.3k2002: 768.9k2003: 837.9k2004: 841.3k2005: 877.2k2006: 906.6k2007: 969.2k2008: 989.6k2009: 1.0M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.7M2021: 1.7M2022: 1.8M2023: 2.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 1.97 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 1.97 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 618,548, in 1998.

SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 12th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1998 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1998 618,548
1999 644,491 +4.2%
2000 665,659 +3.3%
2001 715,294 +7.5%
2002 768,904 +7.5%
2003 837,895 +9.0%
2004 841,281 +0.4%
2005 877,154 +4.3%
2006 906,591 +3.4%
2007 969,247 +6.9%
2008 989,568 +2.1%
2009 1.04 million +5.1%
2010 1.11 million +7.0%
2011 1.18 million +6.4%
2012 1.23 million +4.0%
2013 1.26 million +2.5%
2014 1.33 million +5.3%
2015 1.39 million +4.6%
2016 1.45 million +4.6%
2017 1.51 million +3.7%
2018 1.56 million +3.3%
2019 1.61 million +3.4%
2020 1.71 million +6.2%
2021 1.71 million -0.1%
2022 1.84 million +7.8%
2023 1.97 million +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 631,520 618,548 644,491 2
2000s 861,155 665,659 1.04 million 10
2010s 1.36 million 1.11 million 1.61 million 10
2020s 1.81 million 1.71 million 1.97 million 4

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America

  1. 9 Republic of Korea 81,638 compare
  2. 10 Japan 80,326 compare
  3. 11 Argentina 76,661 compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 74,267 compare
  5. 13 Spain 61,308 compare
  6. 14 Malaysia 58,131 compare
  7. 15 Italy 58,025 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 1.97 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 2023.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 618,548 in 1998.
How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 12th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
321 places, 5,776 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release