Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions

MDG: Developed Regions: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 2.73 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.73 million
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
7th
of 204 groups
All-time high
2.73 million
in 2023
All-time low
832,130
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions, 1998–2023

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998201020231998: 832.1k1999: 863.2k2000: 885.9k2001: 961.6k2002: 1.0M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.9M2016: 2.0M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.2M2019: 2.4M2020: 2.6M2021: 2.4M2022: 2.5M2023: 2.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

MDG: Developed Regions recorded 2.73 million for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 2.73 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 832,130, in 1998.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 7th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in MDG: Developed Regions, 1998 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1998 832,130
1999 863,171 +3.7%
2000 885,855 +2.6%
2001 961,564 +8.5%
2002 1.05 million +9.0%
2003 1.12 million +7.0%
2004 1.14 million +1.6%
2005 1.19 million +4.8%
2006 1.20 million +0.5%
2007 1.25 million +4.2%
2008 1.36 million +8.9%
2009 1.43 million +5.1%
2010 1.52 million +6.1%
2011 1.61 million +6.2%
2012 1.65 million +1.9%
2013 1.69 million +2.8%
2014 1.80 million +6.5%
2015 1.91 million +6.2%
2016 2.04 million +6.6%
2017 2.13 million +4.6%
2018 2.24 million +5.2%
2019 2.36 million +5.4%
2020 2.60 million +10.1%
2021 2.41 million -7.6%
2022 2.54 million +5.4%
2023 2.73 million +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 847,650 832,130 863,171 2
2000s 1.16 million 885,855 1.43 million 10
2010s 1.90 million 1.52 million 2.36 million 10
2020s 2.57 million 2.41 million 2.73 million 4

Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions

  1. 4 Germany 237,497 compare
  2. 5 Canada 209,157 compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 179,686 compare
  4. 7 France 136,392 compare
  5. 8 China (People’s Republic of) 107,826 compare
  6. 9 Japan 101,495 compare
  7. 10 Iran 91,105 compare

See the full ranking of 321 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in MDG: Developed Regions was 2.73 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
The highest recorded value was 2.73 million in 2023.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
The lowest recorded value was 832,130 in 1998.
How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 7th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
321 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release