Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 733,198 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 733,198 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 3.7% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 733,198 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 188,240, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 77th 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 188,240 | — |
| 1998 | 188,240 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 189,735 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 196,031 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 205,871 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 221,146 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 232,337 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 234,567 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 239,889 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 250,815 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 259,489 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 279,456 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 301,918 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 325,762 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 354,688 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 381,456 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 401,666 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 449,779 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 480,618 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 524,116 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 531,640 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 562,970 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 591,323 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 636,398 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 671,421 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 707,261 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 733,198 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188,738 | 188,240 | 189,735 | 3 |
| 2000s | 242,152 | 196,031 | 301,918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 460,402 | 325,762 | 591,323 | 10 |
| 2020s | 687,070 | 636,398 | 733,198 | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 733,198 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 733,198 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,240 in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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