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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 1,597 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,597
Change on year
up 17.9%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1,597
in 2023
All-time low
728
in 2008
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2023

05001.0k1.5k1997201020231997: 7351998: 7351999: 7352000: 7352001: 7342002: 7332003: 7322004: 7322005: 7312006: 7302007: 7292008: 7282009: 7322010: 7362011: 8202012: 8122013: 8152014: 8132015: 8562016: 8842017: 9542018: 1.0k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.4k2023: 1.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 1,597, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1,597 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 728, in 2008.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 135th 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.

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

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 735
1998 735 +0.0%
1999 735 +0.0%
2000 735 +0.0%
2001 734 -0.1%
2002 733 -0.1%
2003 732 -0.1%
2004 732 +0.0%
2005 731 -0.1%
2006 730 -0.1%
2007 729 -0.1%
2008 728 -0.1%
2009 732 +0.5%
2010 736 +0.5%
2011 820 +11.4%
2012 812 -1.0%
2013 815 +0.4%
2014 813 -0.2%
2015 856 +5.3%
2016 884 +3.3%
2017 954 +7.9%
2018 1,027 +7.7%
2019 1,127 +9.7%
2020 1,117 -0.9%
2021 1,211 +8.4%
2022 1,355 +11.9%
2023 1,597 +17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 735 735 735 3
2000s 731.6 728 735 10
2010s 884.4 736 1,127 10
2020s 1,320 1,117 1,597 4

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1,597 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1,597 in 2023.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 728 in 2008.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. 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 sub-Saharan Africa, 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 sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 9,802 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release