Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the was 1,149 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1,149 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in 2023.
The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,342 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 632, in 2006.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 680 | — |
| 1998 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 678 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 694 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 839 | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 957 | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 877 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 798 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 719 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 632 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 671 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 761 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 787 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 793 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 813 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 923 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 1,152 | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 1,192 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,240 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,342 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1,163 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1,134 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,308 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 1,114 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 865 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 895 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,149 | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 679.33 | 678 | 680 | 3 |
| 2000s | 773.5 | 632 | 957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,106 | 793 | 1,342 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,006 | 865 | 1,149 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Papua New Guinea was 1,149 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,342 in 2016.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 632 in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release