Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 158,620 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
158,620 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 38 groups
All-time high
159,025 number
in 2017
All-time low
56,166 number
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2018

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k2002201020182002: 56.2k number2003: 59.0k number2004: 60.1k number2005: 60.6k number2006: 64.2k number2007: 71.9k number2008: 79.9k number2009: 86.3k number2010: 95.3k number2011: 101.6k number2012: 108.1k number2013: 124.0k number2014: 140.1k number2015: 150.4k number2016: 158.6k number2017: 159.0k number2018: 158.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 158,620 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 159,025 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56,166 number, in 2002.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th 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, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 56,166 number
2003 59,005 number +5.1%
2004 60,062 number +1.8%
2005 60,625 number +0.9%
2006 64,188 number +5.9%
2007 71,924 number +12.1%
2008 79,922 number +11.1%
2009 86,325 number +8.0%
2010 95,313 number +10.4%
2011 101,648 number +6.6%
2012 108,087 number +6.3%
2013 123,974 number +14.7%
2014 140,078 number +13.0%
2015 150,418 number +7.4%
2016 158,568 number +5.4%
2017 159,025 number +0.3%
2018 158,620 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67,277 number 56,166 number 86,325 number 8
2010s 132,859 number 95,313 number 159,025 number 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 16 Saudi Arabia 32,735 number compare
  2. 17 Belgium 31,546 number compare
  3. 18 Poland 27,146 number compare
  4. 19 Switzerland 27,025 number compare
  5. 20 New Zealand 25,997 number compare
  6. 21 Singapore 25,543 number compare
  7. 22 Hong Kong, China 25,033 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 158,620 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?
The highest recorded value was 159,025 number in 2017.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 56,166 number in 2002.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/total-inbound-internationally-mobile-students-female-number/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/total-inbound-internationally-mobile-students-female-number/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/">Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.