Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in India
India: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 375,055 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in India, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
India recorded 375,055 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in India peaked at 375,055 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59,112 number, in 1998.
That places India 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,638 number | 59,112 number | 60,164 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 135,659 number | 66,792 number | 205,781 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,999 number | 190,637 number | 375,055 number | 9 |
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More education data for India
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in India?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in India was 375,055 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 375,055 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,112 number in 1998.
- How does India rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- India ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.