Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Maldives
Maldives: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 2,971 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Maldives, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2,971 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Maldives peaked at 3,573 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 362 number, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 152nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 381 number | 362 number | 400 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,404 number | 902 number | 2,164 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,708 number | 2,008 number | 3,573 number | 9 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Maldives?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Maldives was 2,971 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,573 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 362 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Maldives ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.