Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 233,596 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
233,596
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
233,596
in 2023
All-time low
115,332
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2011–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2011201720232011: 115.3k2012: 122.6k2013: 123.3k2014: 137.8k2015: 146.7k2016: 159.9k2017: 163.0k2018: 175.0k2019: 182.9k2020: 203.3k2021: 218.1k2022: 229.5k2023: 233.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 233,596 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 233,596 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 115,332, in 2011.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 115,332
2012 122,621 +6.3%
2013 123,293 +0.5%
2014 137,758 +11.7%
2015 146,692 +6.5%
2016 159,942 +9.0%
2017 163,030 +1.9%
2018 175,009 +7.3%
2019 182,899 +4.5%
2020 203,251 +11.1%
2021 218,141 +7.3%
2022 229,461 +5.2%
2023 233,596 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 147,397 115,332 182,899 9
2020s 221,112 203,251 233,596 4

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 123 Zambia 3,237 compare
  2. 124 Mozambique 3,223 compare
  3. 125 Finland 2,990 compare
  4. 126 Lithuania 2,982 compare
  5. 127 Djibouti 2,934 compare
  6. 128 Armenia 2,908 compare
  7. 129 Madagascar 2,823 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 233,596 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 233,596 in 2023.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 115,332 in 2011.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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