Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 143,044 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
143,044
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
143,044
in 2023
All-time low
67,487
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2011–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k2011201720232011: 67.5k2012: 67.5k2013: 68.4k2014: 75.3k2015: 80.3k2016: 88.1k2017: 92.3k2018: 97.6k2019: 103.7k2020: 112.2k2021: 123.0k2022: 135.1k2023: 143.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 143,044. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 143,044 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67,487, in 2011.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 138th 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 13 years of available data.

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 67,487
2012 67,487 +0.0%
2013 68,443 +1.4%
2014 75,342 +10.1%
2015 80,347 +6.6%
2016 88,133 +9.7%
2017 92,302 +4.7%
2018 97,615 +5.8%
2019 103,661 +6.2%
2020 112,200 +8.2%
2021 123,022 +9.6%
2022 135,105 +9.8%
2023 143,044 +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82,313 67,487 103,661 9
2020s 128,343 112,200 143,044 4

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 135 Libya 2,238 compare
  2. 136 Niger 2,222 compare
  3. 137 Mauritania 2,216 compare
  4. 138 Namibia 2,127 compare
  5. 139 Qatar 2,085 compare
  6. 140 Bahrain 2,082 compare
  7. 141 Zambia 2,081 compare

See the full ranking of 431 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 143,044 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 143,044 in 2023.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 67,487 in 2011.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 5,393 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release