Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income
High income: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 1.33 million number in 2018. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income, 1997β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income is 1.33 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income peaked at 1.33 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 763,012 number, in 1997.
That places High income 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 772,024 number | 763,012 number | 790,048 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 899,592 number | 796,742 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.33 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 733.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9994 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.3007 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in High income was 1.33 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 763,012 number in 1997.
- How does High income rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- High income ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.