Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America

North America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 539,307 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
539,307 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
13th
of 37 groups
All-time high
539,307 number
in 2018
All-time low
192,270 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America, 1998–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820181998: 192.3k number1999: 203.5k number2000: 215.0k number2001: 217.8k number2002: 277.5k number2003: 284.4k number2004: 281.8k number2005: 292.5k number2006: 290.9k number2007: 308.3k number2008: 322.2k number2009: 340.7k number2010: 357.8k number2011: 376.6k number2012: 397.4k number2013: 427.0k number2014: 454.6k number2015: 479.8k number2016: 514.3k number2017: 530.5k number2018: 539.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America stood at 539,307 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America peaked at 539,307 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 192,270 number, in 1998.

North America ranks 13th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 197,898 number 192,270 number 203,526 number 2
2000s 283,117 number 215,038 number 340,664 number 10
2010s 453,026 number 357,799 number 539,307 number 9

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 10 Netherlands 56,129 number compare
  2. 11 Korea 48,073 number compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 43,355 number compare
  4. 13 Austria 40,148 number compare
  5. 14 United Arab Emirates 38,488 number compare
  6. 15 Spain 36,516 number compare
  7. 16 Saudi Arabia 32,735 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America was 539,307 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 539,307 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 192,270 number in 1998.
How does North America rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
North America ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America 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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