Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.32 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.32 million number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.32 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 272,646 number, in 1999.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 275,397 number | — |
| 1998 | 275,397 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 272,646 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 286,088 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 310,290 number | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 378,735 number | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 468,124 number | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 512,549 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 551,064 number | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 565,222 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 605,651 number | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 656,703 number | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 733,536 number | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 793,194 number | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 882,769 number | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 927,292 number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 954,168 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million number | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 274,480 number | 272,646 number | 275,397 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 506,796 number | 286,088 number | 733,536 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 793,194 number | 1.32 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.32 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 272,646 number in 1999.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.