Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 64,759 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 64,759.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 102,584 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 62,956, in 2011.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 188th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88,116 | 62,956 | 102,584 | 9 |
| 2020s | 71,105 | 64,759 | 79,442 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 185 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 450 compare
- 186 Suriname 401 compare
- 187 St. Lucia 338 compare
- 188 Cayman Islands 337 compare
- 189 St. Kitts and Nevis 329 compare
- 190 Seychelles 323 compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 320 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.11 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 64,759 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 102,584 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,956 in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release