Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 135,917 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Other Small States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Other Small States recorded 135,917 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Other Small States peaked at 135,917 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,693, in 1999.
WB: Other Small States ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60,929 | — |
| 1998 | 60,929 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59,693 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 68,949 | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 74,591 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 78,075 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 87,769 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 91,781 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 94,992 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 95,073 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 101,969 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 109,592 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 115,358 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 117,689 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 116,761 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 110,616 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 110,949 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 110,254 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 110,842 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 114,262 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 114,224 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 119,822 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 129,096 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 125,526 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 127,212 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 125,887 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 135,917 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,517 | 59,693 | 60,929 | 3 |
| 2000s | 91,815 | 68,949 | 115,358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,452 | 110,254 | 129,096 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,636 | 125,526 | 135,917 | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 391,797 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,166 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Other Small States?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Other Small States was 135,917 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 135,917 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,693 in 1999.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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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February 2026 Data Release