Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 28,358 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 28,358 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 126.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 28,358 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,735, in 2011.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,244 | 10,735 | 25,652 | 9 |
| 2020s | 26,138 | 24,150 | 28,358 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 200 Curaçao 45 compare
- 201 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 42 compare
- 202 Naoero 36 compare
- 203 Micronesia, Federated States of 28 compare
- 203 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 28 compare
- 205 Palau 19 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.17 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 28,358 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28,358 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,735 in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed 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, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release