Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East was 10,501 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10,501
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12,060
in 2016
All-time low
2,887
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1996200720191996: 2.9k1997: 2.9k1998: 2.9k1999: 2.9k2000: 3.1k2001: 3.0k2002: 3.5k2003: 3.6k2004: 4.0k2005: 4.1k2006: 4.2k2007: 4.7k2008: 5.7k2009: 6.5k2010: 7.4k2011: 7.6k2012: 7.6k2013: 8.4k2014: 9.2k2015: 10.6k2016: 12.1k2017: 10.0k2018: 10.5k2019: 10.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 10,501.

That represents a change of up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 12,060 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,887, in 1996.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 2,887
1997 2,887 +0.0%
1998 2,887 +0.0%
1999 2,906 +0.7%
2000 3,069 +5.6%
2001 2,961 -3.5%
2002 3,492 +17.9%
2003 3,576 +2.4%
2004 3,965 +10.9%
2005 4,079 +2.9%
2006 4,204 +3.1%
2007 4,651 +10.6%
2008 5,700 +22.6%
2009 6,528 +14.5%
2010 7,439 +14.0%
2011 7,588 +2.0%
2012 7,627 +0.5%
2013 8,418 +10.4%
2014 9,210 +9.4%
2015 10,563 +14.7%
2016 12,060 +14.2%
2017 9,996 -17.1%
2018 10,501 +5.1%
2019 10,501 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,892 2,887 2,906 4
2000s 4,222 2,961 6,528 10
2010s 9,390 7,439 12,060 10

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 169 Cyprus 30 compare
  2. 170 Honduras 29 compare
  3. 171 Armenia 25 compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 25 compare
  5. 173 Cuba 22 compare
  6. 174 Republic of Moldova 20 compare
  7. 175 Nicaragua 19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 10,501 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 12,060 in 2016.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,887 in 1996.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in east rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release