Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 641,865 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States is 641,865, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States peaked at 641,865 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 172,540, in 1997.
That places UIS: Arab States 87th 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 | 173,114 | 172,540 | 174,263 | 3 |
| 2000s | 220,798 | 181,195 | 265,968 | 10 |
| 2010s | 412,555 | 285,429 | 536,424 | 10 |
| 2020s | 611,180 | 573,056 | 641,865 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UIS: Arab States was 641,865 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 641,865 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,540 in 1997.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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