Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 18,472 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,472
Change on year
up 14.3%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
18,472
in 2023
All-time low
10,258
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2011–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2011201720232011: 10.3k2012: 10.3k2013: 11.0k2014: 11.1k2015: 11.1k2016: 10.9k2017: 12.0k2018: 11.5k2019: 15.3k2020: 14.9k2021: 15.7k2022: 16.2k2023: 18.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 18,472 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 18,472 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,258, in 2011.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 51st 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 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 10,258
2012 10,258 +0.0%
2013 10,973 +7.0%
2014 11,147 +1.6%
2015 11,070 -0.7%
2016 10,915 -1.4%
2017 12,011 +10.0%
2018 11,538 -3.9%
2019 15,271 +32.4%
2020 14,917 -2.3%
2021 15,667 +5.0%
2022 16,168 +3.2%
2023 18,472 +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11,493 10,258 15,271 9
2020s 16,306 14,917 18,472 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 145 compare
  2. 49 Gambia 141 compare
  3. 49 Senegal 141 compare
  4. 51 Sierra Leone 131 compare
  5. 52 China 122 compare
  6. 53 Cape Verde 120 compare
  7. 54 Brazil 100 compare

See the full ranking of 431 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 18,472 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 18,472 in 2023.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,258 in 2011.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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, female (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, female (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 5,393 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release