Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 1,455 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1,455 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,623 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 793 number, in 1999.
That places Papua New Guinea 169th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 795.5 number | 793 number | 798 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 933.5 number | 793 number | 1,067 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,311 number | 979 number | 1,623 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 166 Bermuda 1,600 number compare
- 167 Andorra 1,543 number compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 1,458 number compare
- 170 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1,364 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 1,309 number compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 1,289 number compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Papua New Guinea?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Papua New Guinea was 1,455 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 793 number in 1999.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.