Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North was 158 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 158 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Papua New Guinea peaked at 158 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99 | — |
| 1999 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 72 | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 92 | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 97 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 116 | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 90 | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 61 | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 90 | +47.5% |
| 2010 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 92 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 103 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 133 | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 122 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 119 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 135 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 131 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 143 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 138 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 158 | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5 | 92 | 99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.9 | 61 | 116 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.4 | 92 | 135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.5 | 131 | 158 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 188 South Sudan 235 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 213 compare
- 190 Tonga 190 compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 143 compare
- 193 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 125 compare
- 194 Lesotho 121 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Papua New Guinea?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Papua New Guinea was 158 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 158 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release