Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Italy
Italy: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) was 48,425 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Italy, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Italy is 48,425, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Italy peaked at 48,425 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,668, in 1999.
That places Italy 18th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11,668 | — |
| 2000 | 12,171 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 13,278 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12,475 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 15,787 | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 17,485 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 19,101 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 20,500 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 23,598 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 32,668 | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 27,221 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 28,898 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 32,206 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 34,047 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 36,106 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 37,368 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 38,896 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 41,501 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 46,200 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 26,128 | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 27,555 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 33,368 | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 41,116 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 48,425 | +17.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 48,425 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,388, 3.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 48,425 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,966, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -43.4% | 46,200 | 26,128 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,668 | 11,668 | 11,668 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19,428 | 12,171 | 32,668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,706 | 26,128 | 46,200 | 9 |
| 2020s | 37,616 | 27,555 | 48,425 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Italy?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Italy was 48,425 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 48,425 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,668 in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release