Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.57 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 1.57 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 1.59 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 345,479, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 28th 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 345,479 | — |
| 1998 | 345,479 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 346,873 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 362,939 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 400,148 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 461,775 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 523,280 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 560,169 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 596,380 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 608,064 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 660,606 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 730,305 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 799,030 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 892,329 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 962,297 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 345,944 | 345,479 | 346,873 | 3 |
| 2000s | 570,270 | 362,939 | 799,030 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 892,329 | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million | 1.51 million | 1.59 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 25 Turkmenistan 62,124 compare
- 26 Canada 52,121 compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 50,821 compare
- 28 Spain 50,755 compare
- 29 Malaysia 47,047 compare
- 30 Iraq 44,061 compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 42,366 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.10 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 1.57 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,479 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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