Share of students studying abroad in United States
United States: Share of students studying abroad was 0.6546 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students studying abroad in United States, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.6546 for share of students studying abroad in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students studying abroad in United States peaked at 0.6546 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3013, in 1998.
United States ranks 172nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.308 | 0.3013 | 0.3146 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3437 | 0.3437 | 0.3437 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4396 | 0.3798 | 0.5427 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6105 | 0.5653 | 0.6546 | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students studying abroad in United States?
- Share of students studying abroad in United States was 0.6546 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students studying abroad recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6546 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of students studying abroad recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3013 in 1998.
- How does United States rank for share of students studying abroad?
- United States ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students studying abroad rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students studying abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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