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

Latest (2023)
64,759
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
102,584
in 2016
All-time low
62,956
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2011–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2011201720232011: 63.0k2012: 78.4k2013: 83.7k2014: 94.2k2015: 96.2k2016: 102.6k2017: 94.2k2018: 94.4k2019: 86.5k2020: 79.4k2021: 73.3k2022: 66.9k2023: 64.8k

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

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2011 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 compare
  2. 186 Suriname 401 compare
  3. 187 Saint Lucia 338 compare
  4. 188 Cayman Islands 337 compare
  5. 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 329 compare
  6. 190 Seychelles 323 compare
  7. 191 Antigua and Barbuda 320 compare

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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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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