Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 552,473 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 552,473. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 552,473 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 435,718, in 2011.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 435,718 | — |
| 2012 | 461,742 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 468,132 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 480,184 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 493,851 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 510,867 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 521,530 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 535,562 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 539,231 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 539,873 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 536,614 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 545,343 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 552,473 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 494,091 | 435,718 | 539,231 | 9 |
| 2020s | 543,576 | 536,614 | 552,473 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 52.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 552,473 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 552,473 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,718 in 2011.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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