Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Ireland

Ireland: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 11,902 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
11,902 number
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
37th
of 104 countries
All-time high
11,902 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,677 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1998–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Ireland, 1998–2018

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1998200820181998: 3.7k number1999: 3.7k number2000: 3.9k number2001: 4.3k number2002: 4.8k number2003: 5.1k number2004: 6.4k number2005: 6.4k number2006: 6.6k number2007: 10.0k number2008: 9.2k number2009: 6.8k number2010: 7.1k number2014: 7.1k number2015: 7.9k number2016: 9.3k number2017: 10.9k number2018: 11.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Ireland is 11,902 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Ireland peaked at 11,902 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,677 number, in 1999.

That places Ireland 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,680 number 3,677 number 3,682 number 2
2000s 6,346 number 3,873 number 10,006 number 10
2010s 9,038 number 7,110 number 11,902 number 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 34 Egypt 13,904 number compare
  2. 35 Romania 13,173 number compare
  3. 36 Greece 13,131 number compare
  4. 38 Finland 10,701 number compare
  5. 39 Macao 10,541 number compare
  6. 40 Brazil 9,299 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 Ireland?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Ireland was 11,902 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11,902 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,677 number in 1999.
How does Ireland rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Ireland ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.