Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 347,308 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 347,308 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 347,308 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 134,298, in 1997.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 134,298 | — |
| 1998 | 134,298 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 140,406 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 156,983 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 172,333 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 193,457 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 208,573 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 200,927 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 199,996 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 206,625 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 211,540 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 218,678 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 220,934 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 229,426 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 240,095 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 214,460 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 211,646 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 221,858 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 230,041 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 240,516 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 251,126 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 261,613 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 271,217 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 291,294 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 304,031 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 323,628 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 347,308 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,334 | 134,298 | 140,406 | 3 |
| 2000s | 199,005 | 156,983 | 220,934 | 10 |
| 2010s | 237,200 | 211,646 | 271,217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,565 | 291,294 | 347,308 | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 347,308 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 347,308 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,298 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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