Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 347,849 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 347,849 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 347,849 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 204,459, in 2011.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 100th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 204,459 | — |
| 2012 | 226,947 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 242,020 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 276,469 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 293,583 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 316,820 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 306,033 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 323,031 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 324,298 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 334,511 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 342,640 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 347,206 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 347,849 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 279,296 | 204,459 | 324,298 | 9 |
| 2020s | 343,052 | 334,511 | 347,849 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia was 347,849 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 347,849 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,459 in 2011.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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