Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 39,617 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39,617
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43,582
in 2016
All-time low
30,941
in 2000
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1997–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1997201020231997: 34.7k1998: 34.7k1999: 37.3k2000: 30.9k2001: 33.6k2002: 37.1k2003: 36.1k2004: 31.6k2005: 31.2k2006: 31.7k2007: 34.1k2008: 35.9k2009: 37.6k2010: 39.0k2011: 38.5k2012: 40.4k2013: 40.6k2014: 41.5k2015: 42.1k2016: 43.6k2017: 42.0k2018: 42.1k2019: 41.8k2020: 39.8k2021: 36.7k2022: 37.0k2023: 39.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 39,617.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 43,582 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30,941, in 2000.

That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,579 34,725 37,288 3
2000s 33,994 30,941 37,592 10
2010s 41,173 38,525 43,582 10
2020s 38,282 36,709 39,787 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 203 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 105 compare
  2. 204 Micronesia, Federated States of 94 compare
  3. 205 Palau, Republic of 49 compare

See the full ranking of 431 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 39,617 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 43,582 in 2016.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 30,941 in 2000.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 11,332 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release