Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in High income

High income: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 2.01 million number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
2.01 million number
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
2nd
of 37 groups
All-time high
2.01 million number
in 2018
All-time low
717,843 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in High income, 1998–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820181998: 717.8k number1999: 749.2k number2000: 769.4k number2001: 804.9k number2002: 925.3k number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.8M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

High income recorded 2.01 million number for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in High income peaked at 2.01 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 717,843 number, in 1998.

High income ranks 2nd of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 733,516 number 717,843 number 749,189 number 2
2000s 1.04 million number 769,388 number 1.30 million number 10
2010s 1.67 million number 1.39 million number 2.01 million number 9

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 1 United States 434,612 number compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 244,383 number compare
  3. 3 Australia 209,673 number compare
  4. 4 Germany 146,092 number compare
  5. 5 France 116,020 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in High income?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in High income was 2.01 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 717,843 number in 1998.
How does High income rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
High income ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this High income 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.