Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 112,334 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
112,334
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
112,334
in 2023
All-time low
29,613
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2011–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k2011201720232011: 29.6k2012: 33.2k2013: 38.8k2014: 45.7k2015: 52.3k2016: 60.3k2017: 64.2k2018: 73.5k2019: 85.2k2020: 97.7k2021: 105.8k2022: 110.3k2023: 112.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 112,334, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 189.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 112,334 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,613, in 2011.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 29,613
2012 33,195 +12.1%
2013 38,819 +16.9%
2014 45,655 +17.6%
2015 52,314 +14.6%
2016 60,344 +15.3%
2017 64,235 +6.4%
2018 73,480 +14.4%
2019 85,204 +16.0%
2020 97,727 +14.7%
2021 105,781 +8.2%
2022 110,293 +4.3%
2023 112,334 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53,651 29,613 85,204 9
2020s 106,534 97,727 112,334 4

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 167 Macau, China 1,037 compare
  2. 168 Brunei Darussalam 966 compare
  3. 169 Eritrea 921 compare
  4. 170 Tonga 880 compare
  5. 171 Sao Tome and Principe 800 compare
  6. 172 Papua New Guinea 773 compare
  7. 173 Guyana 765 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 112,334 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 112,334 in 2023.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 29,613 in 2011.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 189.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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