Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World
UIS: World: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
That places UIS: World 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
- 85 Tunisia 3.7% compare
- 86 Nepal 3.6% compare
- 87 United Arab Emirates 3.5% compare
- 88 Republic of Korea 3.5% compare
- 89 Fiji 3.4% compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 3.1% compare
- 91 Germany 3.0% compare
More education data for UIS: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UIS: World was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does UIS: World rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UIS: World ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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