Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 575,989 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 575,989 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 9.4% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 575,989 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 124,789, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125,742 | 124,789 | 127,647 | 3 |
| 2000s | 178,006 | 134,788 | 228,411 | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,859 | 240,318 | 465,235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 524,302 | 495,960 | 575,989 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 99 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11,148 compare
- 100 Benin 11,144 compare
- 101 Czech Republic 11,123 compare
- 102 Guinea 10,493 compare
- 103 Mali 10,362 compare
- 104 Bhutan 10,309 compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 10,267 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 575,989 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 575,989 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,789 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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