Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 50,851 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions is 50,851, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 50,851 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,867, in 2011.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39,867 | — |
| 2012 | 39,867 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41,636 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 44,449 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 45,377 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 46,039 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 45,073 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 42,688 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 45,233 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 43,771 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 44,515 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 45,574 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 50,851 | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43,359 | 39,867 | 46,039 | 9 |
| 2020s | 46,178 | 43,771 | 50,851 | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in MDG: Developing Regions was 50,851 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 50,851 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,867 in 2011.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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February 2026 Data Release