Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 5.05 million in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 5.05 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 5.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million, in 1997.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1.09 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.13 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.10 million | 2.39 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 million | 4.35 million | 5.05 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in MDG: Developing Regions was 5.05 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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