Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.26 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 1.26 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 1.30 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 292,837, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 292,837 | — |
| 1998 | 292,837 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 299,999 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 314,390 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 354,542 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 411,258 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 476,836 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 522,671 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 564,295 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 571,313 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 616,090 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 654,347 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 718,581 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 787,690 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 837,448 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 870,508 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 912,599 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 962,672 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 295,224 | 292,837 | 299,999 | 3 |
| 2000s | 520,432 | 314,390 | 718,581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 999,400 | 787,690 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 1.21 million | 1.30 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 1.26 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 292,837 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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