Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in OECD members
OECD members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 1.14 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 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 abroa 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 abroa 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.
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
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in OECD members?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 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 abroa 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 abroa 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 abroa?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 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.