Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was 413,093 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
413,093 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
3rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
413,093 number
in 2018
All-time low
182,550 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820181998: 182.6k number1999: 205.9k number2000: 201.7k number2001: 198.7k number2002: 198.4k number2003: 225.6k number2004: 276.7k number2005: 295.8k number2006: 307.2k number2007: 326.8k number2008: 319.7k number2009: 345.1k number2010: 365.1k number2011: 391.1k number2012: 401.1k number2013: 388.1k number2014: 398.7k number2015: 399.4k number2016: 397.5k number2017: 399.2k number2018: 413.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 413,093 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 413,093 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 182,550 number, in 1998.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3rd out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 182,550 number
1999 205,926 number +12.8%
2000 201,666 number -2.1%
2001 198,653 number -1.5%
2002 198,368 number -0.1%
2003 225,607 number +13.7%
2004 276,652 number +22.6%
2005 295,751 number +6.9%
2006 307,241 number +3.9%
2007 326,807 number +6.4%
2008 319,671 number -2.2%
2009 345,084 number +7.9%
2010 365,132 number +5.8%
2011 391,089 number +7.1%
2012 401,085 number +2.6%
2013 388,074 number -3.2%
2014 398,661 number +2.7%
2015 399,354 number +0.2%
2016 397,503 number -0.5%
2017 399,198 number +0.4%
2018 413,093 number +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 194,238 number 182,550 number 205,926 number 2
2000s 269,550 number 198,368 number 345,084 number 10
2010s 394,799 number 365,132 number 413,093 number 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 1 United States of America 902,965 number compare
  2. 2 Australia 431,195 number compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 204,784 number compare
  4. 5 Germany 189,200 number compare
  5. 6 Canada 176,203 number compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More reference data data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 413,093 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 413,093 number in 2018.
What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 182,550 number in 1998.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-flow-of-internationally-mobile-students-inbound-outbound-both-sexes-number/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-flow-of-internationally-mobile-students-inbound-outbound-both-sexes-number/united-kingdom/">Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 1,866 data points, 1998–2018
Last refreshed

Number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students).