Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe

SDG: Europe: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.06 million in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.06 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 million
in 2023
All-time low
527,724
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe, 1997–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1997201020231997: 527.7k1998: 527.7k1999: 546.4k2000: 560.4k2001: 584.4k2002: 597.4k2003: 621.5k2004: 570.9k2005: 591.7k2006: 619.5k2007: 649.2k2008: 675.9k2009: 716.5k2010: 770.5k2011: 824.6k2012: 847.9k2013: 864.8k2014: 890.5k2015: 919.0k2016: 951.6k2017: 987.6k2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 1.0M2021: 1.0M2022: 1.0M2023: 1.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Europe recorded 1.06 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe peaked at 1.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 527,724, in 1997.

That places SDG: Europe 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 533,945 527,724 546,388 3
2000s 618,745 560,427 716,530 10
2010s 907,038 770,454 1.01 million 10
2020s 1.04 million 1.02 million 1.06 million 4

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe

  1. 53 Romania 28,437 compare
  2. 54 Belarus 27,244 compare
  3. 55 Austria 27,055 compare
  4. 56 Zimbabwe 24,392 compare
  5. 57 Ghana 23,842 compare
  6. 58 Cyprus 23,542 compare
  7. 59 Kenya 23,211 compare

See the full ranking of 431 places β†’

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All data for SDG: Europe β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Europe was 1.06 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2023.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 527,724 in 1997.
How does SDG: Europe rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
SDG: Europe ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Europe 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