Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 3.71 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in IDA & IBRD total stood at 3.71 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 3.71 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million number, in 1997.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.01 million number | — |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million number | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million number | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million number | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million number | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.21 million number | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million number | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.51 million number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.53 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.63 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.87 million number | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 3.11 million number | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.36 million number | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.53 million number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.71 million number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.03 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.63 million number | 1.09 million number | 2.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million number | 2.35 million number | 3.71 million number | 9 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in IDA & IBRD total?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in IDA & IBRD total was 3.71 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 1997.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.