Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 1.25 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Oecd Members, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 1.25 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 1.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 675,758, in 1997.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 675,758 | — |
| 1998 | 675,758 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 701,268 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 716,810 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 761,813 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 790,274 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 815,821 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 758,680 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 791,324 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 814,116 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 847,991 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 845,473 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 897,847 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 937,957 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 977,785 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 995,024 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 684,261 | 675,758 | 701,268 | 3 |
| 2000s | 804,015 | 716,810 | 897,847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 937,957 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.20 million | 1.25 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Oecd Members?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Oecd Members was 1.25 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 675,758 in 1997.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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