Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both was 15,373 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 15,373. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.4% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 15,373 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,513, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,513 | — |
| 1997 | 1,513 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,513 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,656 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 2,907 | +75.5% |
| 2001 | 4,596 | +58.1% |
| 2002 | 6,273 | +36.5% |
| 2003 | 7,007 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 5,758 | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 5,950 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6,241 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,992 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 7,523 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 7,917 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 7,731 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7,514 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 7,239 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7,622 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7,665 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,652 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,767 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 10,253 | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 10,595 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 11,432 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 10,596 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 9,167 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 11,028 | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 15,373 | +39.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +75.5% | 1,656 | 2,907 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,549 | 1,513 | 1,656 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6,116 | 2,907 | 7,917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,647 | 7,239 | 11,432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,541 | 9,167 | 15,373 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 15,373 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 15,373 in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,513 in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release