Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 10,917 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pacific island small states, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 10,917 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pacific island small states peaked at 10,917 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,950 number, in 1997.
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,954 number | 6,950 number | 6,962 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 8,501 number | 7,262 number | 10,625 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,606 number | 10,315 number | 10,917 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Slovak Republic 31,472 number compare
- 41 Afghanistan 30,380 number compare
- 42 Algeria 29,718 number compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 27,384 number compare
- 44 Cyprus 26,494 number compare
- 45 Jordan 26,484 number compare
- 46 Poland 26,351 number compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3814 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pacific island small states?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pacific island small states was 10,917 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10,917 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,950 number in 1997.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.