Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in North America
North America: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) was 539,307 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in North America, 1998–2018
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 38 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.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 192,270 number | — |
| 1999 | 203,526 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 215,038 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 217,840 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 277,544 number | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 284,361 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 281,819 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 292,492 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 290,885 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 308,349 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 322,177 number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 340,664 number | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 357,799 number | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 376,571 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 397,404 number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 426,988 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 454,604 number | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 479,836 number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 514,254 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 530,470 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 539,307 number | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.4% | 217,840 number | 277,544 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Netherlands 56,129 number compare
- 11 South Korea 48,073 number compare
- 12 Turkey 43,355 number compare
- 13 Austria 40,148 number compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 38,488 number compare
- 15 Spain 36,516 number compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 32,735 number compare
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0738 units per person (2024)
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 38 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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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.