Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 82,873 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 82,873, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 82,873 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,597, in 1997.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19,597 | — |
| 1998 | 19,597 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,016 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 22,047 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 23,171 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 25,707 | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 27,846 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 27,939 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 30,432 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 33,565 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 38,750 | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 40,878 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 43,310 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 44,281 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 44,336 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 46,628 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 45,045 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 44,533 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44,501 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47,652 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 50,065 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 54,502 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 60,186 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 64,323 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 61,856 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 64,018 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 82,873 | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,737 | 19,597 | 20,016 | 3 |
| 2000s | 31,364 | 22,047 | 43,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,173 | 44,281 | 60,186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,268 | 61,856 | 82,873 | 4 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 195 Grenada 453 compare
- 196 Tuvalu 399 compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 326 compare
- 198 Aruba 300 compare
- 199 Cook Islands 241 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 184 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 169 compare
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,499 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 535,215 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 82,873 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 82,873 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,597 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, 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