Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 121,308 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
121,308 number
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
24th
of 38 groups
All-time high
121,308 number
in 2018
All-time low
55,236 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2002–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2002201020182002: 59.4k number2003: 55.2k number2004: 62.8k number2005: 62.9k number2006: 68.0k number2007: 72.0k number2008: 78.3k number2009: 84.6k number2010: 90.1k number2011: 91.0k number2012: 90.0k number2013: 94.4k number2014: 99.1k number2015: 108.8k number2016: 116.9k number2017: 116.3k number2018: 121.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 121,308 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 121,308 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55,236 number, in 2003.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th out of 38 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 59,416 number
2003 55,236 number -7.0%
2004 62,757 number +13.6%
2005 62,915 number +0.3%
2006 68,045 number +8.2%
2007 71,957 number +5.7%
2008 78,337 number +8.9%
2009 84,635 number +8.0%
2010 90,060 number +6.4%
2011 90,964 number +1.0%
2012 89,955 number -1.1%
2013 94,430 number +5.0%
2014 99,106 number +5.0%
2015 108,779 number +9.8%
2016 116,912 number +7.5%
2017 116,322 number -0.5%
2018 121,308 number +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67,912 number 55,236 number 84,635 number 8
2010s 103,093 number 89,955 number 121,308 number 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 21 Switzerland 27,254 number compare
  2. 22 Poland 27,208 number compare
  3. 23 New Zealand 26,705 number compare
  4. 24 Singapore 26,213 number compare
  5. 25 South Africa 23,727 number compare
  6. 26 Belgium 22,350 number compare
  7. 27 Czechia 20,834 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 121,308 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 121,308 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 55,236 number in 2003.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,983 data points, 1997–2019
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