Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in World

World: Total inbound internationally mobile students, male was 2.96 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.96 million number
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
1st
of 38 groups
All-time high
2.96 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.08 million number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in World, 1998–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998200820181998: 1.1M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.8M number2009: 1.9M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.1M number2013: 2.2M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.5M number2016: 2.7M number2017: 2.8M number2018: 3.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 2.96 million number for total inbound internationally mobile students, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, male in World peaked at 2.96 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million number, in 1998.

World ranks 1st of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.10 million number 1.08 million number 1.12 million number 2
2000s 1.49 million number 1.16 million number 1.88 million number 10
2010s 2.43 million number 1.99 million number 2.96 million number 9

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 United States 550,286 number compare
  2. 2 Australia 234,841 number compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom 207,696 number compare
  4. 4 Germany 165,646 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total inbound internationally mobile students, male in World?
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male in World was 2.96 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.96 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 1998.
How does World rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, male?
World ranks 1st out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is total inbound internationally mobile students, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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