Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 82,213 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 82,213. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 82,213 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,168, in 1997.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,171 | 23,168 | 23,176 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26,759 | 23,511 | 30,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,256 | 29,221 | 71,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,599 | 72,483 | 82,213 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 197 British Virgin Islands 326 compare
- 198 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 300 compare
- 199 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 184 compare
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 169 compare
- 201 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 152 compare
- 202 Naoero 133 compare
- 203 Curaçao 105 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 82,213 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82,213 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,168 in 1997.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release