Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 235,586 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1 is 235,586, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 235,586 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72,157, in 1997.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 163rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72,157 | — |
| 1998 | 72,157 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77,033 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 83,145 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 89,108 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 97,907 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 103,006 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 101,952 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 105,114 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 107,394 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 114,894 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 119,926 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 122,383 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 129,686 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 140,917 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 122,908 | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 129,303 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 138,497 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 144,046 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 154,922 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 161,052 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 168,044 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 173,256 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 188,549 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 198,535 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 220,030 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 235,586 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,782 | 72,157 | 77,033 | 3 |
| 2000s | 104,483 | 83,145 | 122,383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,263 | 122,908 | 173,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,675 | 188,549 | 235,586 | 4 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1 was 235,586 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 235,586 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,157 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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