Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 1.71 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.71 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.71 million
in 2022
All-time low
713,561
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 1.71 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 1.71 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 713,561, in 1997.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 713,561 | — |
| 1998 | 713,561 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 733,325 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 754,894 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 791,550 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 816,301 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 843,542 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 797,942 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 839,003 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 874,537 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 922,060 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 978,519 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 720,149 | 713,561 | 733,325 | 3 |
| 2000s | 863,989 | 754,894 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.09 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million | 1.63 million | 1.71 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 1.71 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 713,561 in 1997.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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