Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 66,652 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
66,652 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
28th
of 38 groups
All-time high
66,652 number
in 2018
All-time low
23,483 number
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2002–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2002201020182002: 23.5k number2003: 24.7k number2004: 28.7k number2005: 27.9k number2006: 30.8k number2007: 35.5k number2008: 41.7k number2009: 45.6k number2010: 51.1k number2011: 51.5k number2012: 48.9k number2013: 49.6k number2014: 57.2k number2015: 62.2k number2016: 65.0k number2017: 65.1k number2018: 66.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 66,652 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 66,652 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23,483 number, in 2002.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 28th out of 38 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 23,483 number
2003 24,736 number +5.3%
2004 28,658 number +15.9%
2005 27,949 number -2.5%
2006 30,849 number +10.4%
2007 35,544 number +15.2%
2008 41,674 number +17.2%
2009 45,556 number +9.3%
2010 51,065 number +12.1%
2011 51,530 number +0.9%
2012 48,947 number -5.0%
2013 49,602 number +1.3%
2014 57,183 number +15.3%
2015 62,155 number +8.7%
2016 64,984 number +4.6%
2017 65,110 number +0.2%
2018 66,652 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,306 number 23,483 number 45,556 number 8
2010s 57,470 number 48,947 number 66,652 number 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 25 South Africa 18,540 number compare
  2. 26 Denmark 17,288 number compare
  3. 27 Thailand 17,224 number compare
  4. 28 Jordan 16,027 number compare
  5. 29 Hungary 15,977 number compare
  6. 30 Sweden 15,238 number compare
  7. 31 India 15,029 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 66,652 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 66,652 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 23,483 number in 2002.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.