Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.32 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 270,589 number, in 1997.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 43 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 270,589 number | — |
| 1998 | 270,589 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 271,900 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 285,898 number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 310,053 number | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 378,423 number | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 467,383 number | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 511,562 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 549,906 number | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 564,224 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 603,803 number | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 654,664 number | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 731,538 number | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 791,365 number | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 881,567 number | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 926,217 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 952,919 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 | 271,026 number | 270,589 number | 271,900 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 505,745 number | 285,898 number | 731,538 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 791,365 number | 1.32 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,589 number in 1997.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.