Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 301,972 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 301,972 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 301,972 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 120,885 number, in 1997.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 120,885 number | — |
| 1998 | 120,885 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 122,926 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 129,388 number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 133,986 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 144,966 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 156,186 number | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 156,505 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 164,079 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 173,077 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 184,191 number | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 192,742 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 197,900 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 208,848 number | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 222,924 number | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 221,772 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 228,491 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 252,219 number | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 267,199 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 282,813 number | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 294,118 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 301,972 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,565 number | 120,885 number | 122,926 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 163,302 number | 129,388 number | 197,900 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,373 number | 208,848 number | 301,972 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 301,972 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 301,972 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,885 number in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.