Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 3.50 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 3.50 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 3.50 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 699,429, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 703,116 | 699,429 | 710,489 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 723,363 | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 1.63 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million | 2.97 million | 3.50 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 3.50 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,429 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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