Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 6,446 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6,446 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,446 number
in 2018
All-time low
2,072 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso, 1998–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1998200820181998: 2.1k number1999: 2.1k number2000: 2.1k number2001: 2.2k number2002: 2.4k number2003: 2.7k number2004: 2.8k number2005: 3.1k number2006: 3.5k number2007: 3.6k number2008: 3.7k number2009: 3.6k number2010: 4.0k number2011: 4.1k number2012: 4.1k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 4.9k number2015: 5.3k number2016: 5.7k number2017: 6.0k number2018: 6.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 6,446 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso peaked at 6,446 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,072 number, in 1998.

Burkina Faso ranks 113th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number) in Burkina Faso, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 2,072 number
1999 2,095 number +1.1%
2000 2,092 number -0.1%
2001 2,196 number +5.0%
2002 2,429 number +10.6%
2003 2,710 number +11.6%
2004 2,770 number +2.2%
2005 3,062 number +10.5%
2006 3,491 number +14.0%
2007 3,586 number +2.7%
2008 3,718 number +3.7%
2009 3,558 number -4.3%
2010 3,974 number +11.7%
2011 4,056 number +2.1%
2012 4,118 number +1.5%
2013 4,360 number +5.9%
2014 4,936 number +13.2%
2015 5,342 number +8.2%
2016 5,652 number +5.8%
2017 6,038 number +6.8%
2018 6,446 number +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,084 number 2,072 number 2,095 number 2
2000s 2,961 number 2,092 number 3,718 number 10
2010s 4,991 number 3,974 number 6,446 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 110 Tanzania, United Republic of 6,876 number compare
  2. 111 Togo 6,845 number compare
  3. 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,558 number compare
  4. 114 Cambodia 6,161 number compare
  5. 115 Uganda 6,044 number compare
  6. 116 Denmark 5,935 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Burkina Faso was 6,446 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 6,446 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2,072 number in 1998.
How does Burkina Faso rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
Burkina Faso ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.