Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 95,757 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
95,757
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
124,903
in 2011
All-time low
90,768
in 2021
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 2011–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2011201720232011: 124.9k2012: 118.0k2013: 112.3k2014: 111.9k2015: 112.5k2016: 108.8k2017: 105.8k2018: 104.0k2019: 102.1k2020: 97.9k2021: 90.8k2022: 94.1k2023: 95.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 95,757.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 124,903 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90,768, in 2021.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 124,903
2012 118,045 -5.5%
2013 112,306 -4.9%
2014 111,879 -0.4%
2015 112,500 +0.6%
2016 108,762 -3.3%
2017 105,761 -2.8%
2018 104,012 -1.7%
2019 102,115 -1.8%
2020 97,898 -4.1%
2021 90,768 -7.3%
2022 94,056 +3.6%
2023 95,757 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 111,143 102,115 124,903 9
2020s 94,620 90,768 97,898 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 168 Brunei Darussalam 966 compare
  2. 169 Eritrea 921 compare
  3. 170 Tonga 880 compare
  4. 171 Sao Tome and Principe 800 compare
  5. 172 Papua New Guinea 773 compare
  6. 173 Guyana 765 compare
  7. 174 Andorra 752 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 95,757 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 124,903 in 2011.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 90,768 in 2021.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) data come from?
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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
456 places, 15,563 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release