ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Papua New Guinea: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
177,049
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1,499
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199720102023

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 177,049 against 1,499 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 175,550.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 118.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd of 221 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 29,355 795.5 28,560 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2000s 35,279 929.5 34,349 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 74,580 1,378 73,202 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2020s 165,058 1,348 163,710 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Papua New Guinea?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 177,049 against 1,499 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea?
175,550, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd 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