Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 22,983 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Malaysia, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 22,983 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Malaysia peaked at 31,124 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,942, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 26th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,608 | 27,449 | 31,124 | 8 |
| 2020s | 23,866 | 21,942 | 28,128 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 23 Spain 27,296 compare
- 24 Philippines 25,691 compare
- 25 Peru 23,286 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 22,586 compare
- 28 Greece 19,923 compare
- 29 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 19,789 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Malaysia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Malaysia was 22,983 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,124 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,942 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release