ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Iraq: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1.57 million
in 2023
Iraq
44,061
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
28th
Iraq rank
30th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Iraq
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199720102023

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 1.57 million against 44,061 in Iraq, a difference of 1.52 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 35.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 30th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 346,176 4,926 341,250 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 570,270 6,407 563,862 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 1.21 million 24,387 1.18 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 1.55 million 43,411 1.51 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Iraq?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 1.57 million against 44,061 in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iraq?
1.52 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iraq?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iraq rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 30th of 221 groups.
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