Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 599,142 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 599,142. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 599,142 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,883, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,437 | 152,883 | 154,546 | 3 |
| 2000s | 196,682 | 162,492 | 240,444 | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,021 | 259,546 | 501,465 | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,224 | 537,465 | 599,142 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 599,142 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 599,142 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,883 in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release