Afghanistan vs ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Afghanistan
34,833
in 2023
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1.26 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
44th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 1.26 million against 34,833 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.23 million.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 36.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 44th of 210 countries.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Difference Ahead
1990s 2,453 296,418 293,965 ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 3,310 520,432 517,122 ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 20,528 999,400 978,871 ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 34,071 1.25 million 1.22 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Afghanistan or ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 1.26 million against 34,833 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Afghanistan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
1.23 million, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 44th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 11,332 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release