Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 5,988 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe is 5,988, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe peaked at 5,988 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,164, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5,164 | — |
| 2013 | 5,205 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,213 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,366 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,513 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5,828 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 5,773 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5,749 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,347 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 5,457 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5,175 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 5,988 | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,476 | 5,164 | 5,828 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,492 | 5,175 | 5,988 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe was 5,988 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5,988 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,164 in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release