SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs Sri Lanka: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
426,256
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5,162
in 2018
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
15th

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East over time

  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199620092023

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 426,256 against 5,162 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 421,094.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 82.6 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 77,304 304.33 77,000 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 140,098 901.2 139,197 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 258,236 2,649 255,587 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 426,256 against 5,162 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
421,094, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 9,786 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release