Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female was 37,888 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 37,888, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 45,530 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,911, in 2011.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 196th 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25,911 | — |
| 2012 | 25,911 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30,758 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 36,015 | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 40,742 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 43,026 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 45,530 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 43,409 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 40,306 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 39,730 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 38,320 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 37,962 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37,888 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36,845 | 25,911 | 45,530 | 9 |
| 2020s | 38,475 | 37,888 | 39,730 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 193 Monaco 246 compare
- 194 Grenada 195 compare
- 195 British Virgin Islands 173 compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 167 compare
- 197 Aruba 105 compare
- 198 Tuvalu 101 compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 83 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 37,888 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 45,530 in 2017.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,911 in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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