Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23,168 | — |
| 1998 | 23,168 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,176 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23,617 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23,511 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 24,776 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 25,438 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26,983 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 27,842 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 28,563 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27,448 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 28,980 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 30,431 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 29,221 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 33,973 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 36,509 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 40,875 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 46,578 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 49,826 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 54,451 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 53,789 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 56,101 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 71,242 | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 73,185 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 72,483 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 78,514 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 82,213 | +4.7% |
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 300 compare
- 199 Cook Islands 241 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 184 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 169 compare
- 202 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 152 compare
- 203 Nauru 133 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 612,034 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release