The objective of this report is to provide key figures related to students enrolled in higher education around the world.

The first part of this report aims to provide a global statistical picture of degree-seeking international students flows in tertiary education. It outlines the overall distribution of mobile students worldwide as well as the analysis of mobility from a regional perspective It is based on the annually data collection of the UIS-UNESCO.

The analysis focuses exclusively on student degree mobility, which is defined as “long term mobility of students with the purpose of completing a whole study cycle and the acquisition of a degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) abroad.”

In the second part, we will provide T.I.M.E. Mobility data with a focus on Semester Exchanges and Double Degrees between T.I.M.E. Members for the academic year from 2018-2019 to 2019-2020.

All statistical analysis was performed using R programming language.