Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 58,821 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan is 58,821 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan peaked at 58,821 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,402 number, in 1998.
Pakistan ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,628 number | 15,402 number | 15,855 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 24,727 number | 16,668 number | 35,030 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,260 number | 37,687 number | 58,821 number | 9 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Pakistan was 58,821 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 58,821 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,402 number in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Pakistan ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.