Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 64,759 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 64,759 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 102,584 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 62,956, in 2011.
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62,956 | — |
| 2012 | 78,362 | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 83,693 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 94,186 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 96,199 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 102,584 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 94,188 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 94,422 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86,455 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 79,442 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 73,295 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 66,925 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 64,759 | -3.2% |
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 ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 compare
- 186 Suriname 401 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 338 compare
- 188 Cayman Islands 337 compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 329 compare
- 190 Seychelles 323 compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 320 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 64,759 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 102,584 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,956 in 2011.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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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February 2026 Data Release