Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 221,568 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
221,568 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
19th
of 38 groups
All-time high
221,568 number
in 2018
All-time low
99,978 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2002–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2002201020182002: 101.1k number2003: 100.0k number2004: 100.5k number2005: 101.2k number2006: 107.0k number2007: 113.1k number2008: 121.0k number2009: 132.3k number2010: 142.7k number2011: 148.5k number2012: 158.1k number2013: 175.9k number2014: 189.5k number2015: 205.8k number2016: 220.0k number2017: 217.6k number2018: 221.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 221,568 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 221,568 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99,978 number, in 2003.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 38 groups on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 101,132 number
2003 99,978 number -1.1%
2004 100,455 number +0.5%
2005 101,245 number +0.8%
2006 107,031 number +5.7%
2007 113,122 number +5.7%
2008 120,962 number +6.9%
2009 132,295 number +9.4%
2010 142,732 number +7.9%
2011 148,520 number +4.1%
2012 158,063 number +6.4%
2013 175,924 number +11.3%
2014 189,522 number +7.7%
2015 205,792 number +8.6%
2016 220,018 number +6.9%
2017 217,558 number -1.1%
2018 221,568 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 109,528 number 99,978 number 132,295 number 8
2010s 186,633 number 142,732 number 221,568 number 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 16 Republic of Korea 36,676 number compare
  2. 17 Austria 35,111 number compare
  3. 18 Spain 34,396 number compare
  4. 19 India 32,395 number compare
  5. 20 Jordan 28,775 number compare
  6. 21 Switzerland 27,254 number compare
  7. 22 Poland 27,208 number compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 221,568 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?
The highest recorded value was 221,568 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 99,978 number in 2003.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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