Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in was 31,622 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31,622
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57,053
in 2011
All-time low
31,622
in 2023
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2011–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k2011201720232011: 57.1k2012: 39.0k2013: 40.3k2014: 43.8k2015: 45.0k2016: 45.8k2017: 41.8k2018: 39.5k2019: 36.2k2020: 33.6k2021: 32.7k2022: 32.1k2023: 31.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 31,622 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 57,053 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31,622, in 2023.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 47th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 57,053
2012 39,041 -31.6%
2013 40,334 +3.3%
2014 43,764 +8.5%
2015 44,989 +2.8%
2016 45,824 +1.9%
2017 41,779 -8.8%
2018 39,485 -5.5%
2019 36,185 -8.4%
2020 33,589 -7.2%
2021 32,708 -2.6%
2022 32,071 -1.9%
2023 31,622 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 43,162 36,185 57,053 9
2020s 32,498 31,622 33,589 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 44 Equatorial Guinea 274 compare
  2. 44 Mauritius 274 compare
  3. 46 United States of America 259 compare
  4. 47 Senegal 256 compare
  5. 48 Liberia 222 compare
  6. 49 Sierra Leone 150 compare
  7. 50 Gambia 147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 31,622 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 57,053 in 2011.
What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 31,622 in 2023.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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, male (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, male (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
456 places, 15,563 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release