Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.53 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.53 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.53 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 466,065 number, in 1997.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 466,065 number | — |
| 1998 | 466,065 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 474,153 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 476,315 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 505,627 number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 600,679 number | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 698,696 number | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 741,749 number | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 784,404 number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 796,380 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 840,703 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 896,112 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 978,447 number | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million number | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million number | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 468,761 number | 466,065 number | 474,153 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 731,911 number | 476,315 number | 978,447 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.53 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 4 Viet Nam 108,527 number compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 101,774 number compare
- 6 France 99,488 number compare
- 7 United States of America 84,349 number compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 83,503 number compare
- 9 Nepal 81,917 number compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 77,406 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 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, female 44.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia & Pacific was 1.53 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 466,065 number in 1997.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.