Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 5.33 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 5.33 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 5.33 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th 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 | 1.16 million | 1.15 million | 1.18 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.24 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 million | 2.60 million | 4.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 million | 4.61 million | 5.33 million | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 5.33 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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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February 2026 Data Release