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

Latest (2023)
82,873
Change on year
up 29.5%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
82,873
in 2023
All-time low
19,597
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1997–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1997201020231997: 19.6k1998: 19.6k1999: 20.0k2000: 22.0k2001: 23.2k2002: 25.7k2003: 27.8k2004: 27.9k2005: 30.4k2006: 33.6k2007: 38.8k2008: 40.9k2009: 43.3k2010: 44.3k2011: 44.3k2012: 46.6k2013: 45.0k2014: 44.5k2015: 44.5k2016: 47.7k2017: 50.1k2018: 54.5k2019: 60.2k2020: 64.3k2021: 61.9k2022: 64.0k2023: 82.9k

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

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1997 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 195 Grenada 453 compare
  2. 196 Tuvalu 399 compare
  3. 197 British Virgin Islands 326 compare
  4. 198 Aruba 300 compare
  5. 199 Cook Islands 241 compare
  6. 200 Marshall Islands 184 compare
  7. 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 169 compare

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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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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 11,332 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release