Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 420,404 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification is 420,404 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 420,404 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 120,599 number, in 1997.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,546 number | 120,599 number | 123,439 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 173,788 number | 130,384 number | 225,707 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,410 number | 238,112 number | 420,404 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 24 Turkey 47,546 number compare
- 25 Colombia 46,631 number compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 44,875 number compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 43,767 number compare
- 28 Spain 42,034 number compare
- 29 Greece 39,096 number compare
- 30 United Kingdom 38,986 number compare
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Least developed countries: UN classification was 420,404 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 420,404 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,599 number in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.