Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the was 137,038 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
137,038
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
137,080
in 2019
All-time low
82,742
in 2002
Years of data
19
2002–2023
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 137,038.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 137,080 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82,742, in 2002.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82,742 | — |
| 2003 | 82,806 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 83,027 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 83,273 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83,449 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84,478 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85,547 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88,862 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 106,190 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 122,109 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 125,084 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 132,609 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 124,930 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 130,764 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 137,080 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 133,557 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 131,271 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 131,475 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 137,038 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,059 | 82,742 | 83,449 | 5 |
| 2010s | 113,765 | 84,478 | 137,080 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,335 | 131,271 | 137,038 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 17 Gabon 3,874 compare
- 18 Mali 3,581 compare
- 19 Mauritania 3,508 compare
- 20 Thailand 2,993 compare
- 21 Bangladesh 2,730 compare
- 22 Philippines 2,563 compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 2,368 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 137,038 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 137,080 in 2019.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,742 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release