Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark

Denmark: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 17,288 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17,288 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
17,765 number
in 2016
All-time low
3,476 number
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark, 1999–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999200820181999: 7.5k number2000: 7.1k number2001: 6.9k number2003: 9.8k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 6.1k number2006: 7.2k number2007: 7.6k number2008: 3.5k number2009: 6.5k number2010: 9.5k number2011: 10.6k number2012: 11.6k number2013: 16.0k number2014: 16.1k number2015: 17.0k number2016: 17.8k number2017: 17.3k number2018: 17.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 17,288 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 397.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark peaked at 17,765 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,476 number, in 2008.

That places Denmark 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in Denmark, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 7,549 number
2000 7,149 number -5.3%
2001 6,860 number -4.0%
2003 9,794 number +42.8%
2004 6,058 number -38.1%
2005 6,072 number +0.2%
2006 7,158 number +17.9%
2007 7,553 number +5.5%
2008 3,476 number -54.0%
2009 6,542 number +88.2%
2010 9,545 number +45.9%
2011 10,566 number +10.7%
2012 11,596 number +9.7%
2013 16,025 number +38.2%
2014 16,099 number +0.5%
2015 17,010 number +5.7%
2016 17,765 number +4.4%
2017 17,272 number -2.8%
2018 17,288 number +0.1%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 17,288 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,902 number, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 17,288 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,538 number, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +88.2% 3,476 number 6,542 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,549 number 7,549 number 7,549 number 1
2000s 6,740 number 3,476 number 9,794 number 9
2010s 14,796 number 9,545 number 17,765 number 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 23 Malaysia 24,800 number compare
  2. 24 Czechia 23,933 number compare
  3. 25 South Africa 18,540 number compare
  4. 27 Thailand 17,224 number compare
  5. 28 Jordan 16,027 number compare
  6. 29 Hungary 15,977 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Denmark was 17,288 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 17,765 number in 2016.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3,476 number in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Denmark ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 397.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,990 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female 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.