Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 235,586 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Region 1, 1997β2023
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.
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
- 160 Botswana 2,635 compare
- 161 Iceland 2,575 compare
- 162 Fiji 2,564 compare
- 163 Macau, China 2,201 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 2,135 compare
- 165 Liberia 2,085 compare
- 166 Sierra Leone 1,757 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 40.11 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.20 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release