Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 186,442 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 186,442 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 186,442 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63,003, in 1997.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63,003 | — |
| 1998 | 63,003 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65,030 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 69,571 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 73,314 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 80,030 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 86,576 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 86,848 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90,145 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 94,777 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 96,324 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 100,219 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 103,122 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 107,944 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 114,509 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 110,009 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 111,513 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 119,578 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 122,954 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 128,210 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 132,235 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 138,426 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 142,921 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 155,633 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 162,533 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 174,539 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 186,442 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,679 | 63,003 | 65,030 | 3 |
| 2000s | 88,093 | 69,571 | 103,122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,830 | 107,944 | 142,921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,787 | 155,633 | 186,442 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- 167 Vanuatu 1,755 compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 1,716 compare
- 169 Andorra 1,688 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 1,577 compare
- 171 Eritrea 1,561 compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 1,499 compare
- 173 Guyana 1,339 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 186,442 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 186,442 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,003 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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