Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia
Colombia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 46,631 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia stood at 46,631 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia peaked at 46,631 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,793 number, in 1998.
That places Colombia 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,924 number | 10,793 number | 11,055 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 19,886 number | 12,922 number | 26,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,463 number | 28,999 number | 46,631 number | 9 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Colombia was 46,631 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,631 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,793 number in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.