Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income
Middle income: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 3.35 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income stood at 3.35 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income peaked at 3.35 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 886,436 number, in 1997.
That places Middle income 4th out of 44 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 892,169 number | 886,436 number | 903,634 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million number | 961,294 number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million number | 2.14 million number | 3.35 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.992 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.0186 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Middle income was 3.35 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 886,436 number in 1997.
- How does Middle income rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.