Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 43,134 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43,134
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43,298
in 2021
All-time low
25,831
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Caribbean, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 43,134 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 43,298 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,831, in 1997.
That places MDG: Caribbean 205th 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 … both sexes UIS in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25,831 | — |
| 1998 | 25,831 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26,775 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 29,535 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 31,362 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 32,797 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 35,685 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 36,551 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 36,256 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37,081 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 37,726 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 37,649 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 38,507 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 39,238 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38,522 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 36,974 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 36,136 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 35,628 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 35,229 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35,910 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 36,887 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 37,861 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38,944 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 41,045 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 43,298 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 41,387 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 43,134 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,146 | 25,831 | 26,775 | 3 |
| 2000s | 35,315 | 29,535 | 38,507 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,133 | 35,229 | 39,238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,216 | 41,045 | 43,298 | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Caribbean?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Caribbean was 43,134 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 43,298 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,831 in 1997.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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