Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.80 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 1.80 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 1.80 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 376,907, in 1997.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 19th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 376,907 | — |
| 1998 | 376,907 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 387,099 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 417,503 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 442,092 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 480,082 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 514,496 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 523,827 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 554,020 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 588,038 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 634,624 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 689,133 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 731,019 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 768,374 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 813,094 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 798,109 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 845,204 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 942,503 | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 380,304 | 376,907 | 387,099 | 3 |
| 2000s | 557,483 | 417,503 | 731,019 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million | 768,374 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.45 million | 1.80 million | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 1.80 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,907 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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