Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Italy
Italy: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 86,837 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Italy, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 86,837 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Italy peaked at 86,837 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,456, in 2006.
Italy ranks 16th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,153 | 36,725 | 37,581 | 2 |
| 2000s | 35,784 | 31,456 | 40,706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,729 | 40,703 | 80,093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,630 | 84,457 | 86,837 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Italy?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Italy was 86,837 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 86,837 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,456 in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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