Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South was 9,785 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 9,785, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 10,508 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,329, in 2011.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,329 | — |
| 2012 | 3,329 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,663 | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 6,697 | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 7,908 | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 9,652 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 10,313 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10,202 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,508 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10,197 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 9,840 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 9,796 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9,785 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +43.6% | 4,663 | 6,697 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,400 | 3,329 | 10,508 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9,904 | 9,785 | 10,197 | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 9,785 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,508 in 2019.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,329 in 2011.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release