Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release