Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Indonesia
49,900 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
570,951 number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Indonesia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199720072018

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 570,951 number against 49,900 number in Indonesia, a difference of 521,051 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 28,753 number 189,637 number 160,884 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 34,820 number 245,461 number 210,641 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 42,102 number 451,481 number 409,379 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Indonesia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 570,951 number against 49,900 number in Indonesia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
521,051 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Indonesia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 205 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 (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

Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries/indonesia/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/

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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries/indonesia/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/">Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: 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 (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.