Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in OECD members
OECD members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 1.14 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in OECD members, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.14 million number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in OECD members peaked at 1.14 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 671,660 number, in 1997.
That places OECD members 15th 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 671,660 number | — |
| 1998 | 671,660 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 697,173 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 712,731 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 739,256 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 786,395 number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 814,402 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 759,472 number | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 791,734 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 814,233 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 843,785 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 847,044 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 900,989 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 937,188 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 978,974 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 993,536 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 680,164 number | 671,660 number | 697,173 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 801,004 number | 712,731 number | 900,989 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 937,188 number | 1.14 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in OECD members?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in OECD members was 1.14 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 671,660 number in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.