Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 813,747 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
813,747
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
813,798
in 2020
All-time low
489,041
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2011–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2011201720232011: 489.0k2012: 537.6k2013: 574.6k2014: 628.6k2015: 663.8k2016: 696.5k2017: 708.4k2018: 752.8k2019: 798.8k2020: 813.8k2021: 781.6k2022: 801.6k2023: 813.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 813,747 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 813,798 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 489,041, in 2011.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 489,041
2012 537,623 +9.9%
2013 574,595 +6.9%
2014 628,643 +9.4%
2015 663,794 +5.6%
2016 696,467 +4.9%
2017 708,427 +1.7%
2018 752,845 +6.3%
2019 798,833 +6.1%
2020 813,798 +1.9%
2021 781,563 -4.0%
2022 801,581 +2.6%
2023 813,747 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 650,030 489,041 798,833 9
2020s 802,672 781,563 813,798 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 29 Russian Federation 25,346 compare
  2. 30 Yemen 24,370 compare
  3. 31 Malaysia 24,064 compare
  4. 32 Canada 23,924 compare
  5. 33 Afghanistan 23,576 compare
  6. 34 Spain 23,459 compare
  7. 35 Jordan 22,458 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 813,747 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 813,798 in 2020.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 489,041 in 2011.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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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