Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 11,563 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States is 11,563, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 11,563 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,967, in 1997.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6,967 | — |
| 1998 | 6,967 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,979 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7,385 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 7,478 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,883 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 7,450 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7,246 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 8,182 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 8,978 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 9,843 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 10,429 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 10,634 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10,888 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 10,492 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 10,478 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10,403 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,812 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 10,418 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10,754 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 10,911 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 10,896 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,764 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10,596 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10,355 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 10,457 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11,563 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,971 | 6,967 | 6,979 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8,551 | 7,246 | 10,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,682 | 10,403 | 10,911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,743 | 10,355 | 11,563 | 4 |
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 158,418 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 160,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 95,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18,401 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 185,819 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 95,756 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 92,277 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 11,563 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 11,563 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,967 in 1997.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island 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