Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 54,987 in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 54,987, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 54,987 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,303, in 2011.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 45,850 | 42,303 | 49,900 | 9 |
| 2020s | 52,438 | 50,564 | 54,987 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 181 Saint Lucia 430 compare
- 182 Seychelles 416 compare
- 183 Puerto Rico 391 compare
- 184 North Korea 390 compare
- 185 Cayman Islands 367 compare
- 186 Belize 352 compare
- 187 Tonga 329 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 54,987 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 54,987 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,303 in 2011.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing 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, female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release