ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Somalia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
664,274
in 2023
Somalia
16,504
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
83rd
Somalia rank
81st

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
  • Somalia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199720102023

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 664,274 against 16,504 in Somalia, a difference of 647,770.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 40.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 81st of 221 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 180,000 2,410 177,590 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2000s 227,799 2,457 225,341 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 424,263 5,399 418,864 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 631,546 14,402 617,144 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) or Somalia?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 664,274 against 16,504 in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Somalia?
647,770, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Somalia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Somalia rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 83rd and Somalia ranks 81st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Somalia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries-3/escwa-arab-countries-unsdcode-98501/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries-3/escwa-arab-countries-unsdcode-98501/somalia-fed-rep/">ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Somalia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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