Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female was 27,025 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27,025 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
27,025 number
in 2018
All-time low
11,094 number
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland, 1999–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200820181999: 11.1k number2000: 11.4k number2001: 12.2k number2002: 12.7k number2003: 14.7k number2004: 16.1k number2005: 16.7k number2006: 18.1k number2007: 19.3k number2008: 15.4k number2009: 17.0k number2010: 18.9k number2012: 21.9k number2013: 23.2k number2014: 24.6k number2015: 25.4k number2016: 25.9k number2017: 26.6k number2018: 27.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 27,025 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland peaked at 27,025 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,094 number, in 1999.

That places Switzerland 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) in Switzerland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 11,094 number —
2000 11,448 number +3.2%
2001 12,234 number +6.9%
2002 12,706 number +3.9%
2003 14,710 number +15.8%
2004 16,064 number +9.2%
2005 16,732 number +4.2%
2006 18,125 number +8.3%
2007 19,271 number +6.3%
2008 15,353 number -20.3%
2009 17,016 number +10.8%
2010 18,855 number +10.8%
2012 21,898 number +16.1%
2013 23,182 number +5.9%
2014 24,601 number +6.1%
2015 25,352 number +3.1%
2016 25,880 number +2.1%
2017 26,568 number +2.7%
2018 27,025 number +1.7%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 27,025 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,902 number, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 27,025 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,538 number, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,094 number 11,094 number 11,094 number 1
2000s 15,366 number 11,448 number 19,271 number 10
2010s 24,170 number 18,855 number 27,025 number 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female in Switzerland was 27,025 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 27,025 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 11,094 number in 1999.
How does Switzerland rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
Switzerland ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.