Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in SDG: World
SDG: World: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male was 3.93 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: World, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: World is 3.93 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: World peaked at 3.93 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million, in 2011.
SDG: World ranks 1st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.17 million | — |
| 2012 | 2.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.68 million | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 2.87 million | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.00 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.32 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.64 million | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.49 million | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.70 million | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.93 million | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.69 million | 2.17 million | 3.32 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.69 million | 3.49 million | 3.93 million | 4 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: World?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: World was 3.93 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2011.
- How does SDG: World rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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